Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1151

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7500 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i5-7500 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 73.29

Overall Rank: 1544

Last Price Change: $82.18 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark

6023

Single Thread Rating: 2264
Samples: 4165*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,046
Thread: 2,123

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	15,855 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,197 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,171 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,800 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	83,534 KBytes/Sec
Physics	472 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,918 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,264 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$143.76 USD	Buy Now!
	$82.18 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Shuttle XPC SZ270R9 Mini Gaming PC Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz CPU, 8GB DDR4 Memory 500GB SSD 500W PSU Windows 10 Pro	$1118.69 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Business Desktop ProDesk 600 G3 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) i5-7500 3.40 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 1 TB HDD - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Micro Tower - Jet Black - DVD-Writer DVD177;	$249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 3050 MT Desktop Computer - Intel Core I5 (7th Gen) I5-7500 3.40 Ghz - 8 Gb DDR4 Sdram - 1 Tb Hdd	$248.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Desktop Computer Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) i5-7500 3.40 GHz 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM 1 TB HDD Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (1FZ04UT#ABA)	$229.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell KKD12 OptiPlex 5000 5050 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) i5-7500 3.40 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	$201.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,352
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,653
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,579
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,015
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,325
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,432
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		6,023

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.73
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		73.29
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,637
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		2,264

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2078212 - Apr 14 2024		6508
BL2077964 - Apr 14 2024		4466
BL5061465 - Apr 14 2024		5999
BL2077395 - Apr 13 2024		6277
BL2077385 - Apr 13 2024		6071

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		6,023
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,797 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,559 (+8.9%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		5,486 (-8.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-7500		7,136 (+18.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,985 (+16.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,293 (+4.5%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,131 (+1.8%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,322 (+5.0%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		5,633 (-6.5%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		5,168 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i3-8350K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,863 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,742 (+11.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,072
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,570
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,178
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,995
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,527
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		1,089

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Pricing History

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