Intel Core i5-7260U

Intel Core i5-7260U
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Core i5-7260U, a processor from the Kaby Lake U generation, was designed for mobile devices. It offered a balanced combination of energy efficiency and solid everyday computing performance. Manufactured using the then-advanced 14 nm process, it was a reliable companion in numerous notebooks.

A special feature was the integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640. This graphics unit clearly stood out from the standard iGPUs. It enabled noticeably better graphics performance, such as when playing high-resolution videos. It could also be used for light image editing or occasional gaming. The processor had 3 MB Level 3 Cache.

This helped optimize access times to frequently used data. With a maximum memory bandwidth of 34 GB/s, it ensured responsive system performance. Even today, the Intel Core i5-7260U still forms a solid basis in many older devices. It is still well-suited for everyday office work or surfing the web. We are always surprised at how well these CPUs still master their task.

  • Integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
  • Energy-efficient Kaby Lake U architecture
  • Solid performance for everyday tasks
  • Optimized system performance through fast memory

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 441 / 834
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 502 / 832
In segment Notebook
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
1,202
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
1,198
Intel Core i5-7260U
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,192
Intel Core i3-8109U
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
1,185
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
1,180
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-3740QM
4C / 8T · 2.70 GHz
2,521
Intel Core i7-3820QM
4C / 8T · 2.70 GHz
2,517
Intel Core i5-7260U
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
2,503
Intel Atom x7405C
4C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
2,500
Intel Core i5-7360U
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
2,493
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-4940MX
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
910
Intel Core i5-8265U
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
909
Intel Core i5-7260U
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
906
Intel Core i5-7360U
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
903
Intel Core i7-4930MX
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
903
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Athlon 220GE
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
2,023
Intel Core i3-8109U
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
2,021
Intel Core i5-7260U
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
2,016
AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
2,011
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
2,011
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-11500H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
742
Intel Core i9-11900KB
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
742
Intel Core i5-7260U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
730
Intel Core i5-4360U
Intel HD Graphics 5000
704
Intel Core i5-4278U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100
704
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
146 cb
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
145 cb
Intel Core i5-7260U
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
144 cb
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
143 cb
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
143 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-7500U
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
376 cb
Intel Core i5-7300U
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
375 cb
Intel Core i5-7260U
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
362 cb
Intel Core i7-5557U
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
360 cb
AMD Athlon 200GE
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
360 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)
CPU groupIntel Core i 7000U (18)
ArchitectureKaby Lake U
Technology14 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketBGA 1356
Generation7
PredecessorIntel Core i5-6260U
Q3/2015
SuccessorIntel Core i5-8260U
Q4/2019

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 2x
Frequency: 2.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 3.40 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache3.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel Iris Plus Graphics 640
GPU frequency0.30 - 0.95 GHz
CUs / Shader48 / 384
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ2/2016

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR4-2133
34.1 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory32 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ4/2016
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Core i5-7260U
Intel Core i5-7260U
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