Intel Core i5-7300HQ

The Intel Core i5-7300HQ is a quad-core processor for notebooks based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in January 2017. Compared to the faster Core i7 models, the Core i5 does not support Hyper Threading and has lower clocks. The CPU cores run at 2.5 - 3.5 GHz (4 cores up to 3.1, 2 cores up to 3.3 GHz). The processor is also equipped with the HD Graphics 630 GPU as well as a dual-channel memory controller (DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2400). It is manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

The performance should be quite similar to the old Core i5-6440HQ (2.6 - 3.5 GHz, Skylake) that offers the same per-MHz performance and only 100 MHz higher core speed. The performance is therefore sufficient even for demanding tasks.

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 has 24 Execution Units (similar to previous HD Graphics 530) running at 350 - 1000 MHz (i7 models up to 1100). The performance depends a lot on the memory configuration; it should be comparable to a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 920M in combination with fast DDR4-2133 dual-channel memory.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby Lake now supports hardware decoding for H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors, which were announced in January, should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors, which improves the efficiency even further. Intel still specifies the TDP with 45 Watts, but it can also be reduced to 35 Watts by the notebook manufacturers (cTDP down). This will obviously affect the performance, because the Turbo Boost cannot be maintained for longer periods.

Series	Intel Kaby Lake
Codename	Kaby Lake
Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake	Intel Core i7-7700K 4200 - 4500 MHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Core i7-7700 3600 - 4200 MHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 3100 - 4200 MHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Core i7-7920HQ 3100 - 4100 MHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Core i7-7700T 2900 - 3800 MHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Core i5-7600K 3800 - 4200 MHz 4 / 4 8 MB Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 3000 - 4000 MHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Core i7-7820HQ 2900 - 3900 MHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Core i7-7820HK 2900 - 3900 MHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2800 - 3800 MHz 4 / 8 6 MB Intel Core i5-7500 3400 - 3800 MHz 4 / 4 6 MB Intel Core i5-7440HQ 2800 - 3800 MHz 4 / 4 6 MB Intel Core i7-7567U 3500 - 4000 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i7-7660U 2500 - 4000 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i7-7600U 2800 - 3900 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB » Intel Core i5-7300HQ 2500 - 3500 MHz 4 / 4 6 MB Intel Core i5-7500T 2700 - 3300 MHz 4 / 4 6 MB Intel Core i5-7287U 3300 - 3700 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i7-7560U 2400 - 3800 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i5-7360U 2300 - 3600 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i5-7267U 3100 - 3500 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i7-7500U 2700 - 3500 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i5-7300U 2600 - 3500 MHz 2 / 4 3 MB Intel Core i5-7260U 2200 - 3400 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i5-7200U 2500 - 3100 MHz 2 / 4 3 MB Intel Core i3-7100H 3000 MHz 2 / 4 3 MB Intel Core i3-7167U 2800 MHz 2 / 4 3 MB Intel Core i3-7130U 2700 MHz 2 / 4 3 MB Intel Core i7-7Y75 1300 - 3600 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i5-7Y57 1200 - 3300 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i5-7Y54 1200 - 3200 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Core i3-7100U 2400 MHz 2 / 4 3 MB Intel Core m3-7Y32 1000 - 3000 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2300 MHz 2 / 4 2 MB Intel Core m3-7Y30 1000 - 2600 MHz 2 / 4 4 MB Intel Celeron 3965U 2200 MHz 2 / 2 2 MB Intel Core i3-7020U 2300 MHz 2 / 4 3 MB Intel Celeron 3867U 1800 MHz 2 / 2 2 MB Intel Celeron 3865U 1800 MHz 2 / 2 2 MB Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y 1700 MHz 2 / 4 2 MB Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y 1600 MHz 2 / 4 2 MB Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y 1500 MHz 2 / 4 2 MB Intel Celeron 3965Y 1500 MHz 2 / 2 2 MB
Clock Rate	2500 - 3500 MHz
Level 1 Cache	256 KB
Level 2 Cache	1 MB
Level 3 Cache	6 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	4 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	14 nm
Max. Temperature	100 °C
Features	Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
GPU	Intel HD Graphics 630 (300 - 1000 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Starting Price	$250 U.S.
Announcement Date	01/03/2017

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