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Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i5-7300U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i3-1215U
Intel Core i3-1215U
Released
Q4/2016
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-7300U
Intel Core i5-7300U

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-1215U or Intel Core i5-7300U? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i3-1215U has a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. 6 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i5-7300U has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2016.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    6 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 20% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-1215U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    296 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    480 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1028 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 54% better clock speed

    2.60 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7300U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    407 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    427 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    453 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    639 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    953 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1184 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    793 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    271 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    448 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    575 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    396 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    43 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    816 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
Intel Core i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1200P/1200U left arrow Intel Core i 7000U
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 7
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.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Frequency
    1.20 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
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 Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) left arrow Intel HD Graphics 620
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    64 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 9.5
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 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
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode 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 i5-7300U and Intel Core i3-1215U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-1215U and Intel Core i5-7300U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    55 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-1215U and Intel Core i3-1215U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    4.50 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    10.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake U left arrow Kaby Lake U
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow BGA 1356
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2016

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-1215U and Intel Core i5-7300U.

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
1091
Intel Core i3-1215U
422
Intel Core i5-7300U

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