Intel Core i7-5557U vs Core i5-7267U

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Combined performance score

i5-7267U
2.37
+18.5%

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 19% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16601799
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i7
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years old)1 March 2015 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$304$426
Current price$806 (2.7x MSRP)$856 (2x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data133 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1900 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketBGA1356FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAM64 MBno data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP--
Smart Response++
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+no data
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Max video memory32 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hz2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1211.2/12
OpenGL4.54.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7267U and Core i7-5557U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1212

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-7267U 2.37
+18.5%
i7-5557U 2.00

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 19% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-7267U 3639
+18.5%
i7-5557U 3071

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 18% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-7267U 1001
i7-5557U 1028
+2.7%

Core i7-5557U outperforms Core i5-7267U by 3% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-7267U 2119
+6%
i7-5557U 1999

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-7267U 5010
i7-5557U 5134
+2.5%

Core i7-5557U outperforms Core i5-7267U by 2% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-7267U 11403
+3.1%
i7-5557U 11064

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 3% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-7267U 4378
i7-5557U 4595
+5%

Core i7-5557U outperforms Core i5-7267U by 5% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-7267U 15.6
i7-5557U 14.7
+6.1%

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 6% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-7267U 4
+6%
i7-5557U 4

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 6% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-7267U 383
+8.5%
i7-5557U 353

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 8% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-7267U 141
+0.7%
i7-5557U 140

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 1% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-7267U 1.54
i7-5557U 1.62
+5.2%

Core i7-5557U outperforms Core i5-7267U by 5% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7267U 1.9
i7-5557U 2
+5.3%

Core i7-5557U outperforms Core i5-7267U by 5% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7267U 3243
+13.6%
i7-5557U 2854

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 14% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7267U 119
+4.7%
i7-5557U 114

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 5% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7267U 22
+0.9%
i7-5557U 22

Core i5-7267U outperforms Core i7-5557U by 1% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.37 2.00
Integrated graphics card 4.53 2.03
Recency 3 January 2017 1 March 2015
Cost $304 $426

The Core i5-7267U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-5557U in performance tests.


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