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Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-7500U

Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-7500U
—Inno Score
50.7Single-core—
28.9Multi-core20.9
75.3Efficiencyspec-based66.4
48.2iGPU21.4
43.3Platformspec-based28.9
10 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-7500U

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-7500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • Stronger multi-core score: 29 vs 21
  • Stronger iGPU score: 48 vs 21
  • 233% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 1,067 vs 320
  • 200% higher cores: 6 vs 2
  • 177% higher PassMark: 10,082 vs 3,636

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-7500U

  • 125% higher Base clock: 2.7 GHz vs 1.2 GHz

General

General comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-7500U
Announced20222016
Process10 nm+29%14 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP55 W+120%25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-7500U
Cores6+200%2
Performance cores2—
Efficiency cores4—
Threads8+100%4
Base clock1.2 GHz2.7 GHz+125%
Boost clock4.4 GHz+26%3.5 GHz
L3 cache10 MB+150%4 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-7500U
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)Intel HD Graphics 620
iGPU clock1,100 MHz1,050 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-7500U
Memory supportLPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600
Max memory64 GB+100%32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-7500U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,082Bottom 24%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,213Bottom 10%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,512Bottom 32%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,182Bottom 16%—
PassMark10,082+177%Bottom 20%3,636Bottom 5%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,067+233%Bottom 39%320Bottom 5%

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