i5-6300HQ vs i5-7300HQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-7300HQ
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
3.20
+8.1%
Core i5-6300HQ
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
2.96

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms Core i5-6300HQ by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16101651
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5
Power efficiency6.736.23
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-H (2017)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250$250

Detailed specifications

Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2523
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data122 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ. 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++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response++

Security technologies

Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 530
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1 GHz950 MHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/AN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-7300HQ 3.20
+8.1%
i5-6300HQ 2.96

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.

i5-7300HQ 5088
+8.3%
i5-6300HQ 4700

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.

i5-7300HQ 1117
+10.5%
i5-6300HQ 1011

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.

i5-7300HQ 3033
+9.9%
i5-6300HQ 2759

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.

i5-7300HQ 5435
+12%
i5-6300HQ 4851

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.

i5-7300HQ 18065
+9.3%
i5-6300HQ 16533

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.

i5-7300HQ 6279
+9.2%
i5-6300HQ 5750

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.

i5-7300HQ 11.14
+10%
i5-6300HQ 12.25

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.

i5-7300HQ 6
+9.6%
i5-6300HQ 5

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-7300HQ 513
+10.1%
i5-6300HQ 466

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.

i5-7300HQ 142
+8.4%
i5-6300HQ 131

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.

i5-7300HQ 1.52
+2.7%
i5-6300HQ 1.48

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.

i5-7300HQ 2.3
i5-6300HQ 2.5
+6.5%

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.  

i5-7300HQ 34
+9.5%
i5-6300HQ 31

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.  

i5-7300HQ 161
+6.5%
i5-6300HQ 151

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i5-7300HQ 9752
+3.6%
i5-6300HQ 9414

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i5-7300HQ 3195
i5-6300HQ 3235
+1.2%

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

i5-7300HQ 10525
+1%
i5-6300HQ 10421

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

i5-7300HQ 4022
+2.3%
i5-6300HQ 3933

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.20 2.96
Integrated graphics card 3.11 2.60
Recency 3 January 2017 1 September 2015

i5-7300HQ has a 8.1% higher aggregate performance score, 19.6% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-7300HQ and Core i5-6300HQ.


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