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Intel Core i7-5950HQ vs Intel Core i5-5257U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2015
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Released
Q1/2015
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-5257U
Intel Core i5-5257U

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-5950HQ or Intel Core i5-5257U? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-5950HQ has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 47 W. Released in Q2/2015.

Intel Core i5-5257U has a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 28 W. Released in Q1/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    700 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 7% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18% better overclocked clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-5950HQ CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    380 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    379 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    376 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    535 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    345 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    196 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    240 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    573 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    215 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    562 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1003 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.6 times less performance per watt

    28 W left arrow 47 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-5257U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    479 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    443 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    676 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    690 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    908 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1071 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    411 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    403 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    474 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    514 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    505 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    90 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    894 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    236 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 5000H left arrow Intel Core i 5000U
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
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • 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 Iris Pro Graphics 6200 left arrow Intel Iris Graphics 6100
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow 48
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 8
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.2
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2015 left arrow Q1/2015
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-5257U and Intel Core i7-5950HQ. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-5950HQ and Intel Core i5-5257U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    47 W left arrow 28 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-5950HQ and Intel Core i7-5950HQ, 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
    6.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell H left arrow Broadwell U
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1364 left arrow BGA 1168
  • Release date
    Q2/2015 left arrow Q1/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-5950HQ and Intel Core i5-5257U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
157
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
126
Intel Core i5-5257U
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
778
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
327
Intel Core i5-5257U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1174
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
710
Intel Core i5-5257U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4817
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
1555
Intel Core i5-5257U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3925
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
3233
Intel Core i5-5257U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
15022
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
6991
Intel Core i5-5257U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.74
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
1.46
Intel Core i5-5257U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
8.23
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
3.53
Intel Core i5-5257U
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
9650
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4560
Intel Core i5-5257U

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