Intel Atom x7425E vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x7425E and Intel Core i5-7300HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom x7425E

Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x7425E

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2083 vs 1960
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5793 vs 5100

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 3 January 2017
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2083 vs 1960
PassMark - CPU mark	5793 vs 5100

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x7425E
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7300HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2083

1960

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5793

5100

Name	Intel Atom x7425E	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	2083	1960
PassMark - CPU mark	5793	5100
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1940
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		24.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		244.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.531
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		15.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		27.155
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4368
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4368

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x7425E	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	3 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$58	$250
Place in performance rating	1103	1117
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Processor Number		i5-7300HQ
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x591B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)