Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1151

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7500 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i5-7500 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 97.28

Overall Rank:
1622nd fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
1047th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
468th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $62.00 USD (2024-07-13)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6031

Single Thread Rating

2264

Samples: 4340*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,046
Thread: 2,123

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	15,856 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,196 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,162 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,806 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	83,593 KBytes/Sec
Physics	474 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,928 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,264 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$89.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$62.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Shuttle XPC SZ270R9 Mini Gaming PC Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz CPU, 8GB DDR4 Memory 500GB SSD 500W PSU Windows 10 Pro	$1199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 3050 MT Desktop Computer - Intel Core I5 (7th Gen) I5-7500 3.40 Ghz - 8 Gb DDR4 Sdram - 1 Tb Hdd	$205.55 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Business Desktop ProDesk 600 G3 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) i5-7500 3.40 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 1 TB HDD - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Micro Tower - Jet Black - DVD-Writer DVD177;	$173.92 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell KKD12 OptiPlex 5000 5050 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) i5-7500 3.40 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	$156.53 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ProDesk 400 G4 - Intel i5-7500 3.4 GHz, 8 GB, 256 GB, Windows 10 Pro 3 Year Warranty	$173.92 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		6,031

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		97.28
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		2,264

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2144384 - Jul 13 2024		6137
BL2144237 - Jul 13 2024		6686
BL2143867 - Jul 12 2024		5840
BL2143490 - Jul 12 2024		6280
BL2143196 - Jul 12 2024		6283

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		6,031
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		5,472 (-9.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,759 (+12.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-7500		7,135 (+18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,970 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		5,245 (-13.0%)
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		4,958 (-17.8%)
Intel Core i5-7400T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		4,743 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,323 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,053 (+0.4%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		5,626 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		5,164 (-14.4%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,740 (+11.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		1,091

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

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