Intel Core i3-7300 vs Intel Core i5-2500
What is the difference between Intel Core i3-7300 and Intel Core i5-2500. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1020 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 700 |
| 2264 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 2222 |
| 4761 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 4079 |
| 2378 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1704 |
| 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 2393 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i3-7300 | Processor | Intel Core i5-2500 |
| 4000 MHz | Frequency | 3300 MHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3700 MHz | |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 51 W | TDP | 95 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 630 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Socket 1151 LGA | Package | LGA1155 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1021 | Single-Core Score | 701 |
| 2459 | Multi-Core Score | 2025 |
| Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.1.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.14.6 (Build 18G5033) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) |
| iMac18,1 | Model | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To be filled by O.E.M. |
| iMac18,1 | Model ID | |
| Apple Inc. Mac-4B682C642B45593E 1.0 | Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H61MS |
| Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i3-7300 | Name | Intel Core i5-2500 |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 9 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 |
| 4.01 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.29 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3.69 GHz | |
| Package | Socket 1155 LGA | |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 2 |
| 4.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 16.00 GB | Size | 4.00 GB |
| 1066 MHz | Frequency | 665 MHz |
| DDR4 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 1 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1021 | Single-Core Score | 701 |
|---|---|---|
| 1081 | Crypto Score | 782 |
| 1014 | Integer Score | 669 |
| 1027 | Floating Point Score | 758 |
| 1081 1.84 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 782 1.33 GB/sec |
| 994 5.03 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 828 4.19 MB/sec |
| 1067 50.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 785 37.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 1025 2.89 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 553 1.56 MTE/sec |
| 903 1.06 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 684 803.4 KElements/sec |
| 995 311.9 Krows/sec | SQLite | 654 205.0 Krows/sec |
| 1030 55.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 678 36.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1042 332.1 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 554 176.4 KB/sec |
| 1005 7.83 Klines/sec | Clang | 675 5.26 Klines/sec |
| 1077 12.5 images/sec | Camera | 659 7.63 images/sec |
| 865 1.08 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 703 879.1 Kpairs/sec |
| 1244 7707.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 750 4646.9 FPS |
| 303 16.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 708 38.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 627 4.83 images/sec | Face Detection | 753 5.80 images/sec |
| 1051 25.9 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 702 17.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1979 97.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1219 59.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2023 27.6 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1263 17.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 1387 1.11 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 862 692.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 1040 9.32 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 510 4.57 Kpixels/sec |
| 936 29.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 767 24.5 Words/sec |
| 1155 44.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 463 17.9 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2459 | Multi-Core Score | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 3911 | Crypto Score | 1447 |
| 2264 | Integer Score | 2000 |
| 2638 | Floating Point Score | 2177 |
| 3911 6.67 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1447 2.47 GB/sec |
| 2517 12.7 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2408 12.2 MB/sec |
| 2605 123.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 2743 129.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2162 6.10 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 923 2.60 MTE/sec |
| 1850 2.17 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 2407 2.83 MElements/sec |
| 2181 683.5 Krows/sec | SQLite | 2395 750.3 Krows/sec |
| 2338 126.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2124 115.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2210 704.0 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1331 423.9 KB/sec |
| 2382 18.6 Klines/sec | Clang | 2483 19.3 Klines/sec |
| 2218 25.7 images/sec | Camera | 2076 24.1 images/sec |
| 2188 2.74 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 2159 2.70 Mpairs/sec |
| 3403 21084.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 2814 17433.4 FPS |
| 2132 117.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 2721 149.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 2559 19.7 images/sec | Face Detection | 2778 21.4 images/sec |
| 2529 62.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2047 50.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 3589 176.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 3049 149.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 4448 60.6 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 3895 53.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 3600 2.89 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 3368 2.70 Mpixels/sec |
| 2306 20.7 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1768 15.8 Kpixels/sec |
| 1797 57.4 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1180 37.7 Words/sec |
| 1757 67.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 664 25.6 images/sec |