Intel Core i7-7660U vs Intel Core i5-7500

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,115

Rank #778

vs
5,349

Rank #584

5,115
5,349

Core i5-7500 wins by 4.4% (Rank #778 vs #584)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,471

Rank #575

vs
5,635

Rank #462

5,471
5,635

Core i5-7500 wins by 2.9% (Rank #575 vs #462)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,580

Rank #1,116

vs
4,921

Rank #705

4,580
4,921

Core i5-7500 wins by 6.9% (Rank #1116 vs #705)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,579

Rank #1,032

vs
4,649

Rank #829

4,579
4,649

Core i5-7500 wins by 1.5% (Rank #1032 vs #829)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,552

Rank #1,047

vs
4,625

Rank #841

4,552
4,625

Core i5-7500 wins by 1.6% (Rank #1047 vs #841)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,625

Rank #896

vs
4,721

Rank #702

4,625
4,721

Core i5-7500 wins by 2% (Rank #896 vs #702)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7660U Core i5-7500 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
4
4
0%
Base Frequency
2,500 MHz
3,400 MHz
-26.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
3,800 MHz
+5%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,600 MHz
Clock Multiplier
25x
34x
-26.5%
L1 Cache
128 KB
256 KB
-50%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
1 MiB
-50%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
6 MiB
-33.3%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
64 GB
-50%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
36 GB/s
-11.1%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
65 W
76.9% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-7660U Core i5-7500
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core Core
Series i7-7600 i5-7500
Model Number i7-7660U i5-7500
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake Kaby Lake
Core Name Kaby Lake U Kaby Lake S
Core Family 6 6
Core Model 142 158
Socket -- LGA-1151
Package FCBGA-1356 FCLGA-1151
Chipset -- Sunrise Point and Union Point
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400
ECC Support No No
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price $415.00 $202.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
Core i5-7500
Intel

Family

Core i7-7660U
Core
Core i5-7500
Core

Series

Core i7-7660U
i7-7600
Core i5-7500
i5-7500

Model Number

Core i7-7660U
i7-7660U
Core i5-7500
i5-7500

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7660U
Kaby Lake
Core i5-7500
Kaby Lake

Core Name

Core i7-7660U
Kaby Lake U
Core i5-7500
Kaby Lake S

Core Family

Core i7-7660U
6
Core i5-7500
6

Core Model

Core i7-7660U
142
Core i5-7500
158

Socket

Core i7-7660U
--
Core i5-7500
LGA-1151

Package

Core i7-7660U
FCBGA-1356
Core i5-7500
FCLGA-1151

Chipset

Core i7-7660U
--
Core i5-7500
Sunrise Point and Union Point

Memory Type

Core i7-7660U
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Core i5-7500
DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400

ECC Support

Core i7-7660U
No
Core i5-7500
No

Market Segment

Core i7-7660U
Mobile
Core i5-7500
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-7660U
$415.00
Core i5-7500
$202.00

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7660U
Yes
Core i5-7500
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7660U Core i5-7500
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Core i7-7660U
14 nm
Core i5-7500
14 nm

Manufacturer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
Core i5-7500
Intel

Technology

Core i7-7660U
CMOS
Core i5-7500
CMOS

Word Size

Core i7-7660U
64-bit
Core i5-7500
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7660U
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-7500
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7660U Core i5-7500
GPU Iris Plus Graphics 640 HD Graphics 630
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 48 24

GPU

Core i7-7660U
Iris Plus Graphics 640
Core i5-7500
HD Graphics 630

GPU Designer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
Core i5-7500
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7660U
1100 MHz
Core i5-7500
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-7660U
48
Core i5-7500
24

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7660U Core i5-7500
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SBA
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64