Intel Core i7-7700HQ vs Intel Core i5-8300H

Compare Intel 7th Generation Core i7 4 core CPU vs Intel 8th Generation Core i5 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2610 points

2837 points

8% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

4142 points

4554 points

9% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2155 points

2331 points

8% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2070 points

2236 points

8% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

2507 points

1% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score

2480 points

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

60.03 points

8% slightly higher Blender score

55.07 points

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3551 points

3631 points

2% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1125 points

1233 points

9% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3629 points

3732 points

2% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1171 points

1267 points

8% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

Identical

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.8 GHz

21% slightly higher clock speed

2.3 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.8 GHz

4 GHz

5% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

45 W

Identical

45 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

Identical

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

Identical

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

64 GiB

Identical

64 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

607th of 1,089

564th of 1,089

Family

The product line

7th Generation Core i7

8th Generation Core i5

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2017 February

2018 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2400

DDR4-2666

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Core i7-7700HQ vs Core i5-8300H benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-8300H performs better than the Core i7-7700HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-7700HQ in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-7700HQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8300H. Despite this, the Core i5-8300H has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). 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.