Intel Core i5-7360U vs Intel Core i5-5257U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-7360U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-5257U
Intel Core i5-7360U Intel Core i5-5257U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-7360U or Intel Core i5-5257U - 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 i5-7360U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-7360U was released in Q4/2016.

The Intel Core i5-5257U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-5257U was released in Q1/2015.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 7000U (18) CPU group Intel Core i 5000U (16)
7 Generation 5
Kaby Lake U Architecture Broadwell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-6360U Predecessor Intel Core i5-4258U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-7360U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Intel Core i5-5257U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Intel Core i5-7360U Characteristic Intel Core i5-5257U
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 GHz

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 i5-7360U Characteristic Intel Core i5-5257U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 GPU Intel Iris Graphics 6100
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 8
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 48
384 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

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 Iris Plus Graphics 640 GPU Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-7360U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-5257U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-7360U Characteristic Intel Core i5-5257U
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
12 PCIe lanes 12
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-7360U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i5-5257U is 28 W.

Intel Core i5-7360U Characteristic Intel Core i5-5257U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 23 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-7360U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-5257U cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-7360U Characteristic Intel Core i5-5257U
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1356 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
903 (100%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
760 (84%)

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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
2055 (100%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1649 (80%)

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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1112 (100%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
971 (87%)

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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
2493 (100%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1964 (79%)

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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (95%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (100%)

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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3983 (100%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3034 (76%)

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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
153 (100%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
126 (82%)

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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
383 (100%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
327 (85%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
829 (100%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1866 (100%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
277 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
706 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
31 (100%)
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-7360U Intel Core i5-5257U
Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2017) Unknown

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