Intel Core i7-5700HQ vs Core i5-8350U

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Combined performance score

i5-8350U
4.04
+2.8%

Core i5-8350U outperforms Core i7-5700HQ by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13081337
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.25
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i7
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Broadwell-H (2015)
Release date21 August 2017 (6 years old)2 June 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$297$378
Current price$837 (2.8x MSRP)$799 (2.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size123 mm2182 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ 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
SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356FCBGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ. 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)++
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 i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 620Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
Max video memory32 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1211.2/12
OpenGL4.44.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

i5-8350U 4.04
+2.8%
i7-5700HQ 3.93

Core i5-8350U outperforms Core i7-5700HQ by 3% 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%

i5-8350U 6203
+2.7%
i7-5700HQ 6039

Core i5-8350U outperforms Core i7-5700HQ by 3% in Passmark.

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%

i5-8350U 5461
i7-5700HQ 5539
+1.4%

Core i7-5700HQ outperforms Core i5-8350U by 1% 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%

i5-8350U 17931
i7-5700HQ 21530
+20.1%

Core i7-5700HQ outperforms Core i5-8350U by 20% 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%

i5-8350U 5925
i7-5700HQ 7665
+29.4%

Core i7-5700HQ outperforms Core i5-8350U by 29% 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%

i5-8350U 9.7
i7-5700HQ 6.84
+41.8%

Core i5-8350U outperforms Core i7-5700HQ by 42% 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%

i5-8350U 6
i7-5700HQ 8
+30.8%

Core i7-5700HQ outperforms Core i5-8350U by 31% 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%

i5-8350U 569
i7-5700HQ 720
+26.5%

Core i7-5700HQ outperforms Core i5-8350U by 27% 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%

i5-8350U 151
+4.5%
i7-5700HQ 144

Core i5-8350U outperforms Core i7-5700HQ by 5% 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%

i5-8350U 1.69
+1.8%
i7-5700HQ 1.66

Core i5-8350U outperforms Core i7-5700HQ by 2% 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%

i5-8350U 4.1
i7-5700HQ 4.2
+3.7%

Core i7-5700HQ outperforms Core i5-8350U by 4% in TrueCrypt AES.

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%

i5-8350U 153
i7-5700HQ 166
+8.8%

Core i7-5700HQ outperforms Core i5-8350U by 9% 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%

i5-8350U 37
i7-5700HQ 43
+15.1%

Core i7-5700HQ outperforms Core i5-8350U by 15% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.04 3.93
Integrated graphics card 2.66 3.90
Recency 21 August 2017 2 June 2015
Cost $297 $378
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 47 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i5-8350U and Core i7-5700HQ. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that Core i5-8350U is a notebook processor while Core i7-5700HQ is a desktop one.


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