Intel Core i5-7300U vs Intel Core i7-7820HQ

Core i5-7300U vs Core i7-7820HQ comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-7820HQ performs better than the Core i5-7300U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-7300U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-7820HQ has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i5-7300U that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-7300U. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-7820HQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-7300U. Also, the Core i7-7820HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-7300U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-7820HQ 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 i5-7300U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.