Intel Core i5-7500 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-7500 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2017 and belongs to the 7 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-7500, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-7500
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 7000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-7500 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-7500 is 3.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.8 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-7500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-7500 uses the Intel HD Graphics 630, 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 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 64.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q2/2016

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): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 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): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-7500 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 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 6.0 MB
Architecture: Kaby Lake S
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: Q1/2017
Release price: 220 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
12340
12340
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
12257
12257
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
12167
12167
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
12125
12125
Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
11701
11701

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
6045
6045
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
6037
6037
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
6028
6028
Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
5966
5966
Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
5924
5924

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
4096
4096
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
4060
4060
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
4055
4055
Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
4037
4037
Intel Core i7-7560U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
4029
4029

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4860HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
3706
3706
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
3685
3685
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3685
3685
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
3685
3685
Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
3666
3666

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
3111
3111
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3097
3097
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3091
3091
Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
3089
3089
Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
3084
3084

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
2674
2674
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
2437
2437
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2360
2360
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
2216
2216
Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1645
1645

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1594
1594
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1594
1594
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1580
1580
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1563
1563
Intel Core i7-4710MQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
1549
1549

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
1265
1265
Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1264
1264
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1260
1260
Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1255
1255
Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1254
1254

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4771
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
964
964
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
963
963
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
961
961
Intel Core i3-10100E
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
960
960
Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
958
958

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
701.4
701.4
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
683.8
683.8
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
638.4
638.4
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
597.4
597.4
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
576.6
576.6

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
634
634
Intel Core i7-1060G7
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
634
634
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
617
617
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
613
613
Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
613
613

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
422
422
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
422
422
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
422
422
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
422
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
422
422

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
458
458
Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
451
451
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
420
420
Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
417
417
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
415
415

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

Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
36.4
36.4
Intel Core i5-7500T
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
36.4
36.4
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
36.4
36.4
Intel Core i5-7500T
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
36.4
36.4
Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
36.4
36.4

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

Intel Core i5-7440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
6.6
6.6
Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
6.6
6.6
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
6.5
6.5
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
6.4
6.4
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
6.4
6.4

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

Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 0.7 GHz
2.0
2.0
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
2.0
2.0
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
2.0
2.0