Intel Core i5-7300HQ vs Samsung S5L8900

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-7300HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung S5L8900
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Samsung S5L8900

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-7300HQ or Samsung S5L8900 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-7300HQ has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-7300HQ was released in Q1/2017.

The Samsung S5L8900 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung S5L8900 was released in Q1/2007.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Samsung S5L (3)
Intel Core i 7000H (10) CPU group Samsung S5L8900 (1)
7 Generation 1
Kaby Lake H Architecture ARM 1176
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-7300HQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-7300HQ is 2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Samsung S5L8900 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung S5L8900 is at 0.40 GHz.

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Characteristic Samsung S5L8900
4 Cores 1
4 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 0.40 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Characteristic Samsung S5L8900
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-7300HQ or Samsung S5L8900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 630 GPU PowerVR MBX Lite
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 130nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 1
192 Shader 1
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 630 GPU PowerVR MBX Lite
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-7300HQ can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Samsung S5L8900 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Characteristic Samsung S5L8900
DDR4-2400 Memory
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-7300HQ is 45 W, while the Samsung S5L8900 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Characteristic Samsung S5L8900
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-7300HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Samsung S5L8900 is manufactured in 90 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Characteristic Samsung S5L8900
14 nm Technology 90 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2017 Release date Q1/2007
-- Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Core i5-7300HQ to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 3.2 stars (5 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Samsung S5L8900 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
844 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2773 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1082 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3218 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
PowerVR MBX Lite @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
5102 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
740.7 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
359 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1348 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
143 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
541 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Samsung S5L8900
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Core i7-7700HQIntel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ
2. Intel Core i7-6700HQIntel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ
3. Intel Core i5-7300HQIntel Core i5-8250U Intel Core i5-7300HQ vs Intel Core i5-8250U
4. Intel Core i7-7500UIntel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i7-7500U vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ
5. Intel Core i5-7300HQIntel Core i5-8300H Intel Core i5-7300HQ vs Intel Core i5-8300H
6. Intel Core i5-6300HQIntel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ
7. Intel Core i5-7300HQIntel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i5-7300HQ vs Intel Core i7-8550U
8. Intel Core i5-7300HQIntel Core i5-7200U Intel Core i5-7300HQ vs Intel Core i5-7200U
9. Intel Pentium G4560Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Pentium G4560 vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ
10. AMD Ryzen 5 2500UIntel Core i5-7300HQ AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ


back to index