Intel Core i7-6820HQ vs Intel Core i5-5300U

Core i7-6820HQ vs Core i5-5300U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-6820HQ performs better than the Core i5-5300U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-5300U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-6820HQ has significantly more cores than the Core i5-5300U. Indeed, the Core i7-6820HQ has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i5-5300U. It also has more threads than the Core i5-5300U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-6820HQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-5300U. Also, the Core i7-6820HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-5300U outputs less heat than Core i7-6820HQ thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-6820HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.