Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-7300U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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Is the Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 620

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 7.5 W

TDP Up: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300U CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i5-7300U CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 5.81

Overall Rank:
2364th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
1758th fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
541st fastest in out of 1464 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $627.00 USD (2021-05-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3642

Single Thread Rating

1894

Samples: 2600*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,155
Thread: 1,949

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	11,273 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,937 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,344 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,217 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	47,866 KBytes/Sec
Physics	283 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,173 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,894 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Panasonic Toughbook CF-54 Laptop PC Bundle with Laptop Bag, Intel Core i5-7300U 2.6GHz, 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro	$2599.00 (www.amazon.com)
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	Dell J350V Latitude 7480 Laptop, 14" FHD, Intel Core i5-7300U, 8GB DDR4, 256GB Solid State Drive, Windows 10 Pro	$800.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,897
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,139
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,318
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,800
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,703
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,724
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,613
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz		3,642

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.99
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.11
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz		5.81
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,033
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,924
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,657
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,639
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz		1,894

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2554090 - Apr 14 2025		3911
BL2553358 - Apr 14 2025		3492
BL5091887 - Apr 13 2025		3222
BL2551644 - Apr 13 2025		3942
BL2551599 - Apr 13 2025		3909

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz		3,642
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,636 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,374 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i7-7567U @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		4,073 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i3-8109U @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		4,206 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,191 (-12.4%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,155 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,971 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i5-7360U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,831 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-7600U @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,693 (+1.4%)
AMD FX-9830P vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,304 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,281 (-9.9%)
AMD A12-9730P vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,027 (-16.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,702
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,104
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,070
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,801
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,799
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,559
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,181
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz		452

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