Intel Core i5-7200U vs Intel Core i7-6600U

Core i5-7200U vs Core i7-6600U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-7200U performs better than the Core i7-6600U. Despite this, the Core i7-6600U has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

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 i7-6600U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-7200U. Also, the Core i7-6600U 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.

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