Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-7500U 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 i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.7 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: 4 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 6.75

Overall Rank:
2415th fastest in multithreading out of 5126 CPUs
1776th fastest in single threading out of 5126 CPUs
562nd fastest in out of 1486 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $539.00 USD (2021-05-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3638

Single Thread Rating

1910

Samples: 6271*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,166
Thread: 1,920

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	11,180 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,957 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,249 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,197 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	47,750 KBytes/Sec
Physics	301 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,099 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,910 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of May 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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	Lenovo New Thinkpad X270 // Intel Core i7-7500U 2.7 GHz / 8GB DDR4 RAM / 512GB SSD/Backlit Keyboard and Fingerprint Reader/Intel HD Graphics 620 / IPS FHD (1920 x 1080),Win10 Pro	$1399.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 7000 15.6" Convertible 2-in-1 FHD Touchscreen Laptop, 7th Intel Core i7-7500U Processor, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Bluetooth, HDMI, 802.11AC, Win 10	$998.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Samsung Notebook 9 15" FHD Intel i7-7500U 3.5GHz 8GB 256GB SSD Webcam Bluetooth Windows 10 Iron Silver	$660.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ENVY 13-inch Laptop, Intel Core i7-7500U, 8GB RAM, 256GB solid-state drive, Windows 10 (13-ad010nr, Silver)	$749.99 (www.amazon.com)
	2018 Flagship Lenovo IdeaPad 710S 13.3" Full HD IPS Touchscreen Business Laptop -Intel i7-7500U up to 3.5GHz 8GB DDR4 512GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 802.11ac Fingerprint Reader Backlit Keyboard Win 10	$579.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,139
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,861
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,094
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,281
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,756
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,667
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,710
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,569
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz		3,638

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.87
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.97
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.16
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz		6.75
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 23rd of May 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		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,049
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,029
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,919
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,650
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,634
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,409
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz		1,910

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2645659 - May 23 2025		3933
BL2643856 - May 22 2025		3887
BL2642048 - May 22 2025		3400
BL2641602 - May 21 2025		4087
BL2641523 - May 21 2025		4243

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz		3,638
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		3,640 (+0.0%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		3,372 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		3,973 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		3,866 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		3,192 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		2,977 (-18.2%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		2,724 (-25.1%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		3,159 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		3,032 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i3-8109U @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		4,197 (+15.4%)
Intel Core i7-7567U @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		4,087 (+12.3%)
Intel Core i7-7600U @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7500U		3,693 (+1.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,750
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,742
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,203
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,738
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,062
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,951
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,791
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,780
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,776
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz		589

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