i3-7120T vs i7-7500U

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1799not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i3
Power efficiency14.47no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)17 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$393$117

Detailed specifications

Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T 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 speed2.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeOPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier2735
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T 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)
SocketFCBGA1356,FPBGA13561151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 620Intel HD Graphics 630
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.42 3.10
Recency 30 August 2016 17 July 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

i7-7500U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

i3-7120T, on the other hand, has 28.1% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 10 months.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-7500U and Core i3-7120T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-7500U is a notebook processor while Core i3-7120T is a desktop one.


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