Intel Core i3 1215U vs Intel Core i5 7400

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 1215U, vs Intel Core i5 7400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 1215U and Intel Core i5 7400
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
1581
Intel Core i5 7400
928
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
5802
Intel Core i5 7400
3380
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
89
Intel Core i5 7400
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
283
Intel Core i5 7400
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
3251
Intel Core i5 7400
2078
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
10625
Intel Core i5 7400
5476
Integer Math35.9 GOps/s14.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math25.7 GOps/s12 GOps/s
Prime Number Search33 M primes/s27 M primes/s
Random String Sort13.2 M strings/s9.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption7.1 GB/s1.6 GB/s
Data Compression118.5 MB/s76.4 MB/s
Physics599 frames/s438 frames/s
Extended Instructions7 M matrices/s65 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
2184
Intel Core i5 7400
1201
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
5662
Intel Core i5 7400
3463
File Compression356.7 MB/s290.1 MB/s
Clang Compilation45.1 KLines/s23.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser117.1 pages/s72.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering180.5 MP/sec107.4 MP/sec
Text Processing224.7 pages/s119.5 pages/s
Background Blur18.9 frames/s23.3 frames/s
Photo Processing54.2 frames/s35.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing9.45 MP/sec4.07 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 1215U
58.9
Intel Core i5 7400
43.14

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 377.5 PPW 53.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 708.3 PPW 84.2 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 18.9 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.93 PPW 0.66 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced February, 23, 2022 January, 3, 2017
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Kaby Lake
Model number i3-1215U i5-7400
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64EU) HD Graphics 630

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 1.2 GHz 3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency0.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count64
Threads count84
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidthn/a8 GT/s
Multiplier12x30x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache10 MB total6 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 LGA-1151
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR4-2400
- DDR3L-1600
Max Size 64 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 35.76 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 16
Channels n/a 41422

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i3 1215U the clear winner in this comparison.

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