Intel Core i5-7200U vs Intel Core i5-5257U

Core i5-7200U vs Core i5-5257U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-5257U performs better than the Core i5-7200U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-7200U in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i5-5257U has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i5-7200U. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. A Core i5-7200U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-5257U CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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 i5-7200U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.