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Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i7-7500U

Intel Core i5-1235U
46.9Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-7500U
—Inno Score
49.8Single-core—
31.4Multi-core20.9
75.3Efficiencyspec-based66.4
50.3iGPU21.4
47.7Platformspec-based28.9
10 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1235U1 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 i5-1235U

  • Stronger multi-core score: 31 vs 21
  • Stronger iGPU score: 50 vs 21
  • 400% higher cores: 10 vs 2
  • 267% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 1,175 vs 320
  • 241% higher PassMark: 12,415 vs 3,636

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-7500U

  • 108% higher Base clock: 2.7 GHz vs 1.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Intel Core i5-1235U versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i5-1235UIntel 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 i5-1235U versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i5-1235UIntel Core i7-7500U
Cores10+400%2
Performance cores2—
Efficiency cores8—
Threads12+200%4
Base clock1.3 GHz2.7 GHz+108%
Boost clock4.4 GHz+26%3.5 GHz
L3 cache12 MB+200%4 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i5-1235U versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i5-1235UIntel Core i7-7500U
iGPUIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)Intel HD Graphics 620
iGPU clock1,200 MHz1,050 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i5-1235U versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i5-1235UIntel Core i7-7500U
Memory supportLPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600
Max memory64 GB+100%32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i5-1235U versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i5-1235UIntel Core i7-7500U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,000Bottom 21%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,100Bottom 14%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,520Bottom 33%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,200Bottom 18%—
PassMark12,415+241%Bottom 23%3,636Bottom 5%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,175+267%Bottom 45%320Bottom 5%

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