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Intel Core i3-9300 vs Intel Core i5-7500. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i3-9300
Intel Core i3-9300
Released
Q1/2017
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-7500
Intel Core i5-7500

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-9300 or Intel Core i5-7500? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-9300 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 62 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i5-7500 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1151 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12% better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    62 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-9300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    677 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    760 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    542 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    745 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    322 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    484 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    578 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    757 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    797 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    46 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    317 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    273 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    323 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    91 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    671 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-9300 Intel Core i3-9300
Intel Core i5-7500 Intel Core i5-7500
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Core i 7000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i3-8300 left arrow Intel Core i5-6500
  • Successor
    Intel Core i3-10300 left arrow Intel Core i5-8500
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-7500 and Intel Core i3-9300. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-9300 and Intel Core i5-7500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    62 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-9300 and Intel Core i3-9300, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Kaby Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-9300 and Intel Core i5-7500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
Intel Core i3-9300
422
Intel Core i5-7500
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
10018
Intel Core i3-9300
7894
Intel Core i5-7500

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