Intel Core I3-7100U Vs Intel Core I5-7200U

Intel Core i3-7100U (2.40GHz) vs Intel Core i5-7200U (2.50GHz) Comparison & Benchmarks

Specification Comparison:

Info	Intel Core i3-7100U	Intel Core i5-7200U
Price	$439.00 BUY NOW!	$572.00 BUY NOW!
Socket Type	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1356
CPU Class	Laptop	Laptop
Clockspeed	2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Turbo Speed	Not Supported	Up to 3.1 GHz
Number of Physical Cores	2 Cores	2 Cores
Number of Threads	4 Threads	4 Threads
Max TDP	15W	15W

Extra Features Comparison:

Info	Intel Core i3-7100U	Intel Core i5-7200U
Intel V-Pro	No	No
Intel Hyper-Thread	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization (VTX)	Yes	Yes
Intel Directed I/O (VTD)	Yes	Yes
Intel Ext. Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel TSX Sync. Extensions	No	No
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel MyWiFi	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Enhanced SpeedStep	Yes	Yes
Thermal MonitoringTech.	Yes	Yes
Flex Memory	Yes	Yes
Intel ID Protect	Yes	Yes
Intel SIPP	No	No
Smart Response Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel AES New Instructions	Yes	Yes
Intel Secure Key	Yes	Yes
Intel SGX	Yes	Yes
Intel MPX	Yes	Yes
Intel OS Guard	Yes	Yes
Trusted Execution	No	No
Execution Disable	Yes	Yes

Intel Core i3-7100U

Benefits:

10% higher PassMark As Compared To Intel Core i5-7200U
64KB bigger L1 Cache Than Intel Core i5-7200U
Comes With More Latest OpenGL

Why You Should Buy?

Low pricing Than Intel Core i5-7200U
Good gaming Performance
Little Power Consuming Than Other Intel CPU’s

Why You Should Not Buy?

No Turbo Clock
Not Overclockable

Specifications:

Performance

Frequency:	3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock:	Not Available
Base Clock:	100 MHz
Multiplier:	39.0x
Multiplier Unlocked:	No
TDP:	15 W

Architecture

Market:	Desktop
Release Date:	Jan 3rd, 2017
Codename:	Kaby Lake
Generation:	Intel’s Core 3rd gen
Part Number:	SR35C
Memory Support:	DDR4-2400 MHz – Dual-channel
ECC Memory:	No
PCI-Express:	Genaration 3 & 16 Lanes

Cores

Number of Cores:	2
Number of Threads:	4
SMP Number Of CPUs:	1
Integrated Graphics:	Intel HD 630 Graphics

Cache

Cache L1:	64Kb
Cache L2:	256Kb
Cache L3:	3MB

Review:

Budget Gaming:

If you want a budget gaming pc with a good processor then go for the Intel Core i3-7100, because it’s cheap in price and it can play a lot of games like GTA V, Far Cry 4, Far Cry 5, Tomb Raider, and many of other games we have tested on it.

Cores & Threads:

This processor Intel Core i3-7100 comes with two Cores and 4 threads which is pretty good power to handle your favorite games but member it’s a budget gaming processor. Intel Core i3-7100 comes with 3.5 GHz of the base clock and 3Mb of L3 cache which makes it faster in performing your tasks.

Intel’s Hyper Threading:

There is a feature that can help you get better core counts and more core performance which is Intel hyper-threading, yes it is available in this processor. What hyper-threading does is to put two threads in a single Core so it means that you are single core can handle double work.

No Turbo Clock:

Intel Core i5-7200U doesn’t have any Turbo clock it’s a drawback of this processor but it still comes with a good base clock speed so you won’t feel the difference maybe but if you are not running some heavy rendering things or some CPU stress programs. If we talk about the memory channels of this processor then it supports DDR4 Rams.

No Overclocking ( Locked Multiplier):

And another drawback is that the multiplier on this processor is locked so it means you can’t overclock this processor, many Gamers take big use of this feature of overclocking but if you buy this processor you can’t use this.

Little Power Consuming:

This processor Intel Core i3-7100 consumes little power because of its TDP which is only 15W.

Improvements:

Intel has boosted the virtualization of this processor like the apps that use this feature will perform well on this processor.

Intel Core i5-7200U

Benefits:

4.17% faster CPU speed Than Intel Core i3-7100U
31% higher PassMark Score On Single Thread As Compared To Intel Core i3-7100U
Comes With High Multiplier Clock Than Intel Core i3-7100U

Why You Should Buy?

Cooler With Box
Comes With Turbo Clock But Intel Core i3-7100U Dont have
Higher Benchmarks Results
Higher Base Clock Of 0.1GHz Than Intel Core i3-7100

Why You Should Not Buy

High In Price On Same Price You Can Get Better AMD Processor

Review:

Low Power Consuming & 14nm Kaby-Lake CPU:

The Core i5-7200U is a laptop-based Intel processor which comes in low-power-consuming laptops. Intel launched this processor in 2016 which is based on 14nm is from the Kaby-Lake processor family of Intel.

Cores & Threads:

If we talk about the core counts and number of threads in this process then it comes with 2 cores and four Threads same as the Intel Core i3-7100U but there is some difference in their performance and one of the big differences is that it comes with Turbo clock but Intel Core i3-7100U doesn’t come with Turbo clock.

Clock Speed:

The max speed of this processor or you can say the turbo speed of this processor is 3.1 GHz the base clock of this processor The Core i5-7200U is 2.5 GHz. The core speed of both processors is almost the same but the difference is that it has a turbo clock of 3.1GHz which will help it boost the performance of your game or applications when it requires more clock speed or a clock speed above 2.5GHz.

Cooler With Box:

If you bought this processor then you will get an extra CPU cooler(Pancake Cooler) with it for free so it’s I think worthy to buy as compared to Intel Core i3-7100U.