Intel Core i3-6157U vs Intel Core i5-7200U

Core i3-6157U vs Core i5-7200U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-7200U performs better than the Core i3-6157U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-6157U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-7200U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-6157U. The Core i5-7200U outputs less heat than Core i3-6157U thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-6157U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.