Intel U300 vs Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Comparative analysis of Intel U300 and Intel Core i7-5850EQ 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, 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 - 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 U300

Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel U300

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 5 vs 4
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3063 vs 2119
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8352 vs 7036

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	5 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3063 vs 2119
PassMark - CPU mark	8352 vs 7036

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5850EQ

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C

Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel U300
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5850EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3063

2119

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8352

7036

Name	Intel U300	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	3063	2119
PassMark - CPU mark	8352	7036
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3810
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		36.444
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4501
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7501
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4501
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7501

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel U300	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Essentials
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	703	692
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		i7-5850EQ
Series		5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1200 MHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25MB (per core)
L3 cache	8MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	5	4
Number of threads	6	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR3L 1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1744	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	47 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		37 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16 2x8 1x8 2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)