Intel Core i5-7400 vs Intel Core i5-7200U

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-7400 vs Intel Core i5-7200U and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Blender, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Prime95, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, Blender, PassMark, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Valheim
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Grand Theft Auto V
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Halo Infinite
Valorant
Death Stranding

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7200U or Intel Core i5-7400.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-7400

51%

Core i5-7200U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-7400

51%

Core i5-7200U

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.4	90.0
Valorant	103.9	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	58.2	57.3
Apex Legends	97.6	96.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.9	76.7
Overwatch	84.1	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.7	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.9	51.1
Warzone	81.0	79.8
Assassin's Creed	87.3	85.9
Valheim	86.2	84.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-7400

49%

Core i5-7200U

192%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-7200U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-7400 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-7400	Intel Core i5-7200U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	132
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	564	334
Cinbench 20 Single-core	345	308
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1266	652
Cinbench 23 Single-core	820	817
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2853	1978

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-7400	Intel Core i5-7200U
Single-Core	2131	1807
Multi-Core	5499	3391

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-7400	Intel Core i5-7200U
Single-Core	959	864
Multi-Core	3349	1952

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-7400	Intel Core i5-7200U
Announcement date	January 01, 2017	October 01, 2016
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1356
Core name	Kaby Lake	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	7
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.1 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1810 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	3 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-7400 is 16% better than Core i5-7200U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-7400 has 2 more core than Core i5-7200U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7400 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7200U is better: 2
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-7400 and Intel Core i5-7200U before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Core i5-7400 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-7200U specs and review.