Intel Core i3-7300 vs Intel Core i5-7500T

Intel Core i3-7300
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
Intel Core i3-7300
Intel Core i5-7500T
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i5-7500T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7300
    130%
  • Intel Core i5-7500T
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7300
    158%
  • Intel Core i5-7500T
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7300
    102%
  • Intel Core i5-7500T
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7300

Much higher single threaded performance (around 58% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Around 30% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7500T

None

Intel Core i3-7300

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-7300

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i5-7500T
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
VT-d
TXT
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i5-7500T
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameKaby LakevsKaby Lake
Release DateFeb 2017vsSep 2016

Cores

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i5-7500T
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsIntel HD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i5-7500T
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4096 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i5-7500T
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp65°Cvs72°C
Packagevs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i5-7500T
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs2400 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP51 Wvs35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7300
    4800 points
  • Intel Core i5-7500T
    2880 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7300
    11520 points
  • Intel Core i5-7500T
    11520 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7300 (simulated)
    170.48
  • Intel Core i5-7500T (simulated)
    107.7

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7300 (simulated)
    436.92
  • Intel Core i5-7500T (simulated)
    425.68

points - higher is better