Intel Core i5-5300U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-5300U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2015 and belongs to the 5 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-5300U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-5300U
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 5000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-5300U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-5300U is 2.3 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.9 GHz.
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-5300U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-5300U uses the Intel HD Graphics 5500, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 5500
GPU frequency: 0.3 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.9 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 16.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 8
Direct X: 11.2
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2015

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 7.5 W
Tjunction max: 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-5300U is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 3.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 3.0 MB
Architecture: Broadwell U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2015
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
6094
6094
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
6089
6089
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
6089
6089
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
6089
6089
Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
6085
6085

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
3039
3039
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
3025
3025
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
3025
3025
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
3025
3025
Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3013
3013

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2741
2741
AMD A8-7100
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
2741
2741
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
2740
2740
Intel Core i5-4422E
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
2732
2732
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2726
2726

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1733
1733
Intel Core i7-2635QM
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1729
1729
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1725
1725
Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1722
1722
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1722
1722

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Intel Core i5-6200U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1878.1
1878.1
AMD FX-4100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
1776.4
1776.4
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1716.7
1716.7
Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1442.5
1442.5
Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1411.2
1411.2

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1474
1474
AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1473
1473
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1471
1471
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1470
1470
Intel Core i7-4650U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1467
1467

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
1055
1055
Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
1037
1037
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
965
965

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
904
904
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
901
901
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
901
901
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
901
901
Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
899
899

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron G5905
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
802
802
Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
801
801
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
801
801
Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
801
801
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
798
798

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
688
688
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
688
688
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
688
688
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3
12C 24T @ 1.8 GHz
688
688
Intel Core i5-6200U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
688
688

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
597
597
Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
595
595
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
593
593
Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
584
584
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
582
582

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
346
346
Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
346
346
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
346
346
Intel Core i7-3940XM
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
346
346
Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
346
346

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
285
285
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
285
285
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
285
285
Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
285
285
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
285
285

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4430
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
280
280
Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
280
280
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
280
280
Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
280
280
Intel Core i5-4430
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
280
280

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
118
118
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
118
118
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
118
118
Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
118
118
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
118
118

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
31.5
31.5
AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
31.5
31.5
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
31.5
31.5
AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
31.5
31.5
Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
31.5
31.5

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A10-7700K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3.1
3.1
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
3.1
3.1
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
3.1
3.1
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
3.1
3.1
AMD A10-7700K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3.1
3.1

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Core i3-4330T
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
1.4
1.4