Intel Core i7-7700HQ vs Intel Core i5-3550

Core i7-7700HQ vs Core i5-3550 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-7700HQ performs better than the Core i5-3550. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3550 in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-7700HQ has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i5-3550 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-7700HQ. Despite this, the Core i7-7700HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-7700HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3550 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 i7-7700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.