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.

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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: 5.79

Overall Rank:
2748th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
2084th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
612th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3631

Single Thread Rating

1880

Samples: 3346*
*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	11,266 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,930 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,291 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,215 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	47,628 KBytes/Sec
Physics	282 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,173 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,880 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,258
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,621
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,756
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,477
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,393
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz		3,631

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz		5.79
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,504
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,887
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,615
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz		1,880

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3284167 - Feb 13 2026		1371
BL3283938 - Feb 13 2026		3383
BL3282560 - Feb 12 2026		4036
BL3280975 - Feb 12 2026		3538
BL3279203 - Feb 11 2026		4149

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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz		3,631
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,633 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,372 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i7-7567U @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		4,109 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		2,724 (-25.0%)
Intel Core i3-8109U @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		4,178 (+15.1%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,187 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,162 (-12.9%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,964 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i5-7360U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,829 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i7-7600U @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,693 (+1.7%)
AMD FX-9830P vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,307 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7300U		3,274 (-9.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,408
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,990
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,912
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,884
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,759
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz		450

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