Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-7500 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1151

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7500 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i5-7500 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2016

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1797th fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
1204th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
518th fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6029

Single Thread Rating

2257

Samples: 5019*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,046
Thread: 2,123

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	15,791 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,161 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,143 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,814 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	83,380 KBytes/Sec
Physics	473 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,951 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,257 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$80.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Shuttle XPC SZ270R9 Mini Gaming PC Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz CPU, 8GB DDR4 Memory 500GB SSD 500W PSU Windows 10 Pro	$885.26 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Business Desktop ProDesk 600 G3 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) i5-7500 3.40 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 1 TB HDD - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Micro Tower - Jet Black - DVD-Writer DVD177;	$249.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G3 - Tower - 1 x Core i5 7500 / 3.4 GHz - RAM 8 GB - SSD 256 GB - NVM Express (NVMe), triple-level cell (TLC) - DVD-Writer - HD Graphics 630 - GigE - Win 10 Pro 64-bit - vPro	$173.41 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 3050 Mini PC Desktop, 24" FHD Monitor RGB Speakers, Core i5-7500 3.4GHz-3.8GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Keyboard Mouse, USB WiFi+BT, Windows 10 Pro 64 (Reneweded)	$339.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF Desktop PC Intel Core i5 7th Gen 3.40GHz 16GB RAM 256GB SSD WiFi BT Keyboard Mouse Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)	$129.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,754
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,498
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,634
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		6,029

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.43
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		101.30
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.35
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		2,257

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2508770 - Mar 26 2025		5919
BL2508761 - Mar 26 2025		6487
BL2508743 - Mar 26 2025		6192
BL2508427 - Mar 26 2025		6130
BL5090175 - Mar 25 2025		2569

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		6,029
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,269 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,819 (+13.1%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,546 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		5,476 (-9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,746 (+11.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-7500		7,103 (+17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,958 (+15.4%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		6,099 (+1.2%)
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		5,203 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		4,943 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i5-7400T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-7500		4,701 (-22.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 vs Intel Core i5-7500		7,234 (+20.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,530
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,292
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz		707

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