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 i7-4930MX
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
12232
12232
Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
12193
12193
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
12167
12167
Intel Core i7-4800MQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
12160
12160
Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
12150
12150

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
6037
6037
Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
6035
6035
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
6028
6028
MediaTek Dimensity 1100
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
6025
6025
AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
5992
5992

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-8121U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
4078
4078
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
4060
4060
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
4055
4055
Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
4051
4051
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
4046
4046

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
3689
3689
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 i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
3679
3679

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
3098
3098
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
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
3088
3088

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
2387
2387
Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
2375
2375
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2360
2360
Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
2341
2341
Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
2310
2310

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1586
1586
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1581
1581
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1580
1580
Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
1579
1579
Intel Core i7-3630QM
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1574
1574

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
1261
1261
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
1261
1261
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1260
1260
Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
1259
1259
Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 0.8 GHz
1259
1259

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
963
963
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 Core i3-8140U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
960
960

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
652.7
652.7
Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
642.1
642.1
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
638.4
638.4
Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
637.2
637.2
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
634
634

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
620
620
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
620
620
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
617
617
Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
616
616
AMD FX-8370E
8C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
616
616

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 G6600
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
422
422

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
422
422
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
421
421
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
420
420
Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
417
417
Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
417
417

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 i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
6.6
6.6
Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
6.5
6.5
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
6.5
6.5
Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
6.5
6.5
Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
6.5
6.5

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

Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
2.0
2.0