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Intel Core i3-7130U vs Intel Core i7-7500U vs Intel Core i5-7300U

Intel Core i3-7130U

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The Intel Core i3-7130U is a dual-core processor of the Kaby-Lake architecture. It offers two CPU cores clocked at 2.7 GHz (without Turbo Boost) and integrates HyperThreading to work with up to 4 threads at once. The architectural differences are rather small compared to the Skylake generation, therefore the performance per MHz should be very similar. The SoC includes a dual channel DDR4 memory controller and Intel HD Graphics 620 graphics adapter (clocked at 300 MHz to 1,000 MHz). It is manufactured on improved 14 nm Intel process with FinFETs.

Performance

The average 7130U in our database only just matches the Core i5-4310U, a dual-core CPU of similar energy efficiency that launched in 2014, in multi-thread performance. While not as horribly slow as most N-class Intel chips, this Core i3 is unlikely to make a power user happy.

Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your system is, and how high the CPU power limits are.

Power consumption

This Core i3 series chip has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 15 W. Laptop makers are allowed to significantly reduce that value (7.5 W being the lower limit) resulting in lower clock speeds and lower performance.

Last but not the least, the i3-7130U is manufactured on one of the old 14 nm Intel processes for subpar, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-7500U

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The Intel Core i7-7500U is a dual-core processor of the Kaby Lake architecture. It offers two CPU cores clocked at 2.7 - 3.5 GHz and integrates HyperThreading to work with up to 4 threads at once. The architectural differences are rather small compared to the Skylake generation, therefore the performance per MHz is very similar. The SoC includes a dual channel DDR4 memory controller and Intel HD Graphics 620 graphics card (clocked at 300 - 1050 MHz). It is manufactured in an improved 14nm FinFET process (14nm+) at Intel. Compared to the old Skylake Core i7-6500U (2.5 - 3.1 GHz), the i7-7500U clock speed is up to 400 MHz higher.

Intel Core i5-7300U

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The Intel Core i5-7300U is a fast dual-core processor for notebooks based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in January 2017. It integrates 2 CPU cores with Hyper-Threading support clocked at 2.6 - 3.5 GHz (2 core Turbo also 3.5 GHz). Besides two cores, the processor is also equipped with the HD Graphics 620 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

With 2.5 to 3.5 GHz, the Core i5-7300U clocks significantly higher than the old Core i5-7200U (2.5 - 3.1) and Core i5-6200U (2.3 - 2.8 GHz). Thanks to the fast Turbo frequency, the performance should be slightly below to the Core i7-7500U (2.7 - 3.5 GHz, but 4 MB L3 cache). Therfore, the performance is sufficient for demanding tasks.

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 620 has 24 Execution Units (similar to previous HD Graphics 520) running at 300 - 1100 MHz. 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 15 Watts, but it can also be reduced to 7.5 Watts by the notebook manufacturers (cTDP down). This will obviously affect the performance, because the Turbo Boost cannot be maintained for longer periods.

ModelIntel Core i3-7130UIntel Core i7-7500UIntel Core i5-7300U
SeriesIntel Kaby LakeIntel Kaby LakeIntel Kaby Lake
CodenameKaby Lake-UKaby LakeKaby Lake
Clock2700 MHz2700 - 3500 MHz2600 - 3500 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB4 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1356BGA1356BGA1356
FeaturesDDR3L-1600/LPDDR3-1866/DDR4-2133 RAM, PCIe 3, 4 GT/s bus, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, Hyper-Threading, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGXDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 620 (300 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 620 (300 - 1050 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake
Intel Core i7-7700K4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-77003.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v63.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v63 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-75003.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U « 2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y751.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y571.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y541.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y321 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y301 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700K4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-77003.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v63.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v63 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-75003.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U « 2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y751.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y571.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y541.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y321 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y301 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
$393 U.S.$281 U.S.

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
284 Points (2%)
min: 265     avg: 338.4     median: 340 (2%)     max: 376 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
111 Points (33%)
min: 110     avg: 141.8     median: 144 (43%)     max: 149 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
3.1 Points (4%)
min: 3.4     avg: 3.7     median: 3.8 (5%)     max: 4.05 Points
min: 3.57     avg: 3.9     median: 3.9 (5%)     max: 4.13 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.3 Points (32%)
min: 1.35     avg: 1.6     median: 1.7 (41%)     max: 1.69 Points
min: 1.59     avg: 1.6     median: 1.6 (40%)     max: 1.64 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
4338 Points (26%)
min: 4835     avg: 5605     median: 5647 (34%)     max: 5722 Points
min: 5524     avg: 5529     median: 5529 (33%)     max: 5534 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
9828 Points (7%)
min: 9726     avg: 11831     median: 11745.5 (9%)     max: 12981 Points
min: 12072     avg: 12298     median: 12298 (9%)     max: 12524 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 14099     avg: 15061     median: 15362 (11%)     max: 15817 Points
14213 Points (10%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 6047     avg: 7000     median: 7265 (9%)     max: 7305 Points
7185 Points (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
568 s (7%)
min: 423.8     avg: 492.6     median: 485.8 (6%)     max: 602 s
min: 446.9     avg: 467.8     median: 467.8 (6%)     max: 488.6 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
18 s (4%)
min: 13.11     avg: 14.3     median: 14 (3%)     max: 16.8 s
min: 13.8     avg: 14.6     median: 14.6 (3%)     max: 15.38 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2250 Points (4%)
min: 1983     avg: 2542     median: 2561 (4%)     max: 3011 Points
2696 Points (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
19 fps (7%)
min: 20     avg: 22     median: 21.7 (8%)     max: 23.95 fps
min: 24     avg: 24     median: 24 (8%)     max: 24.08 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100.2 fps (23%)
min: 109     avg: 118.7     median: 117 (27%)     max: 133.2 fps
min: 128     avg: 128.2     median: 128.2 (30%)     max: 128.3 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (0%)
min: 0.204     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (0%)     max: 0.222 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.3 GB/s (5%)
min: 0.323     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (6%)     max: 0.375 GB/s
0.4 GB/s (6%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.7 GB/s (4%)
min: 1.9     avg: 2.1     median: 2.1 (5%)     max: 2.2 GB/s
2.1 GB/s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
3823 Points (8%)
min: 3690     avg: 4423     median: 4579 (10%)     max: 4921 Points
min: 4126     avg: 4492     median: 4491.5 (10%)     max: 4857 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
14.1 s (3%)
min: 10     avg: 10.8     median: 10.8 (2%)     max: 11.52 s
min: 11.03     avg: 12     median: 12 (3%)     max: 13 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
47.1 s (2%)
min: 24.2     avg: 24.8     median: 24.8 (1%)     max: 25.3 s
min: 25     avg: 25     median: 25 (1%)     max: 25.03 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
744 s (3%)
min: 543     avg: 577     median: 575 (3%)     max: 615 s
min: 560     avg: 564     median: 564 (3%)     max: 568 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 11456     avg: 12603     median: 12732 (11%)     max: 13682 Points
10915 Points (10%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
3932 Points (11%)
min: 2983     avg: 4494     median: 4538 (12%)     max: 5246 Points
min: 3873     avg: 4393     median: 4364.5 (12%)     max: 4823 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 28860     avg: 39597     median: 40263 (33%)     max: 47877 Points
min: 40272     avg: 43335     median: 44182 (36%)     max: 45552 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 28817     avg: 40062     median: 40419 (33%)     max: 46962 Points
min: 36277     avg: 40889     median: 40888.5 (33%)     max: 45500 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
36137 Points (30%)
min: 41855     avg: 46680     median: 47434 (40%)     max: 49751 Points
min: 47197     avg: 47678     median: 47678 (40%)     max: 48159 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
3090 Points (8%)
min: 296     avg: 3628     median: 3748 (9%)     max: 4143 Points
min: 2870     avg: 3520     median: 3396 (9%)     max: 4053 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
4360 Points (8%)
min: 4005     avg: 5389     median: 5453 (10%)     max: 5882 Points
min: 4062     avg: 5086     median: 4947 (9%)     max: 5757 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1508     avg: 1810     median: 1852 (8%)     max: 2060 Points
1657 Points (7%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
3497 Points (35%)
min: 4415     avg: 4440     median: 4440 (44%)     max: 4465 Points
4219 Points (42%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
6792 Points (8%)
min: 8740     avg: 8762     median: 8762 (10%)     max: 8784 Points
8266 Points (9%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
3473 Points (47%)
min: 4033     avg: 4191     median: 4151 (56%)     max: 4375 Points
4096 Points (56%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
6782 Points (17%)
min: 7282     avg: 7983     median: 8070 (20%)     max: 8449 Points
7915 Points (19%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
6047 Points (11%)
min: 6872     avg: 7442     median: 7635 (14%)     max: 7835 Points
7603 Points (13%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
2829 Points (55%)
min: 3211     avg: 3462     median: 3526 (69%)     max: 3706 Points
3487 Points (68%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
6279 Points (10%)
min: 7645     avg: 7946     median: 7945.5 (12%)     max: 8246 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
2972 Points (45%)
min: 3587     avg: 3731     median: 3731 (56%)     max: 3875 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
8776 Points (71%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
7335 Points (67%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
6043 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
5967 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
6548 Points (17%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
1682 ms (2%)
min: 960     avg: 1044     median: 1041.5 (1%)     max: 1283 ms
min: 1044     avg: 1119     median: 1075.5 (1%)     max: 1279 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
117.7 ms (1%)
min: 69.7     avg: 82.7     median: 78 (1%)     max: 141.7 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
21368 Points (19%)
min: 28609     avg: 34302     median: 35028 (31%)     max: 37473 Points
min: 32474     avg: 34055     median: 33734 (30%)     max: 36276 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
242 Points (1%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-7130U → 100% n=30

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-7500U → 120% n=30

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-7300U → 119% n=30

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