Intel Processor U300E vs Intel Core i7-5500U

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Processor U300E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel Processor U300E Intel Core i7-5500U

CPU comparison

Intel Processor U300E or Intel Core i7-5500U - 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 Processor U300E has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Processor U300E was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i7-5500U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5500U was released in Q1/2015.
Intel Processor U (4) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core i 1300P/1300U (29) CPU group Intel Core i 5000U (16)
13 Generation 5
Raptor Lake U Architecture Broadwell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-4500U
-- Successor Intel Core i7-6500U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Processor U300E is a 5 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (4.30 GHz). The Intel Core i7-5500U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz).
Intel Processor U300E Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
5 Cores 2
6 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz (4.30 GHz)
1x Raptor Cove		 A-Core 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz)
0.80 GHz (3.20 GHz)
4x Gracemont		 B-Core --

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 Processor U300E Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
-- 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 UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU) GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
13 GPU Generation 8
10 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 24
384 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
12.1 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 UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU) GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
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 Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Processor U300E supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5500U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Processor U300E Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1600
96 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
10.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 12
39.4 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 Processor U300E has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i7-5500U is 15 W.
Intel Processor U300E Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
55 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Processor U300E has a 10.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-5500U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Processor U300E Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
10 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 1744 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Processor U300E to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Core i7-5500U to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 4.0 stars (3 ratings). Rate now:


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 Processor U300E Intel Processor U300E
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz
844 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.95 GHz
365 (43%)

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 Processor U300E Intel Processor U300E
5C 6T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
681 (100%)

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 Processor U300E Intel Processor U300E
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1737 (100%)

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 Processor U300E Intel Processor U300E
5C 6T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
956 (100%)

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 Processor U300E Intel Processor U300E
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1933 (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 Processor U300E Intel Processor U300E
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2762 (100%)

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 Processor U300E Intel Processor U300E
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
860 (100%)

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 Processor U300E Intel Processor U300E
5C 6T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
123 (100%)

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 Processor U300E Intel Processor U300E
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
307 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Processor U300E Intel Core i7-5500U
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Core i7-5500UIntel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Core i5-5200U
2. Intel Core i5-7200UIntel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i5-7200U vs Intel Core i7-5500U
3. Intel Core i7-5500UIntel Core i7-4510U Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Core i7-4510U
4. Intel Core i7-5500UIntel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Core i7-6500U
5. Intel Core i7-5500UIntel Core i5-8250U Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Core i5-8250U
6. Intel Core m7-6Y75Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core m7-6Y75 vs Intel Core i7-5500U
7. Intel Core i7-5500UIntel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Core i7-4700MQ
8. Intel Core i7-5500UIntel Core i7-7500U Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Core i7-7500U
9. Intel Core i3-5005UIntel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i3-5005U vs Intel Core i7-5500U
10. Intel Core i7-5500UAMD A10-7400P Intel Core i7-5500U vs AMD A10-7400P


back to index