Intel Core i5-7300HQ vs AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS

Core i5-7300HQ vs Ryzen 5 7535HS specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 7535HS beats the Core i5-7300HQ in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-7300HQ in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 5 7535HS has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the Core i5-7300HQ has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-7300HQ. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 7535HS has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-7300HQ. Also, the Ryzen 5 7535HS has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-7300HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 5 7535HS CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 5 7535HS has more L2 cache than the Core i5-7300HQ. The Ryzen 5 7535HS also has significantly 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. For instance, the Core i5-7300HQ has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.