Intel Core i5-5200U vs Intel Core i7-5600U

Core i5-5200U vs Core i7-5600U benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-5600U beats the Core i5-5200U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-5200U 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. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-5600U has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i5-5200U. Also, the Core i7-5600U has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-5600U has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-5200U. The Core i7-5600U also has slightly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-5200U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.