Intel Core i7-7700HQ vs Intel Core i5-3570

Core i7-7700HQ vs Core i5-3570 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-7700HQ beats the Core i5-3570 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3570 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-7700HQ has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3570 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-7700HQ. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. A Core i7-7700HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3570 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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. Indeed, the Core i7-7700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.