Intel Core i5-7300HQ vs Intel Core i7-10510U

Core i5-7300HQ vs Core i7-10510U comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-10510U performs better than the Core i5-7300HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-7300HQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-10510U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-7300HQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-10510U. Despite this, the Core i7-10510U has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-10510U outputs less heat than Core i5-7300HQ thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, both these CPUs have the same amount of L2 cache. The Core i7-10510U also has slightly more L3 cache.

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. For instance, the Core i5-7300HQ has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.