CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6360U vs 5257U among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 6360U
5.5
Core i5 5257U
5.5
Core i7 5500U
5.6
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 6360U
7.0
Core i5 5257U
8.6
Core i7 5500U
8.2
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 6360U
n.d.
Core i5 5257U
n.d.
Core i7 5500U
6.7
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 6360U
6.8
Core i5 5257U
7.9
Core i7 5500U
7.1
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 6360U
6.4
Core i5 5257U
5.9
Core i7 5500U
6.5
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 6360U
n.d.
Core i5 5257U
n.d.
Core i7 5500U
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.9

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 6360U
8.5
Core i5 5257U
8.9
Core i7 5500U
8.7

Winner
Intel Core i5 6360U 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 6360U  based on its performance, single-core performance and power consumption.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 47.8 vs 42.4 Around 15% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
Better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score 243.77 fps vs 198.12 fps Around 25% better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score
Lower typical power consumption 12.19W vs 22.75W More than 45% lower typical power consumption
More l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1.5 MB/core Around 35% more l3 cache per core
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Jan, 2015 Release date 6 months later
Lower annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year vs 6.75 $/year More than 45% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 13.14 $/year vs 24.53 $/year More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.1 GHz vs 2.7 GHz Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Much better performance per dollar 3.34 pt/$ vs 0.59 pt/$ Around 5.8x better performance per dollar
Higher clock speed 2.7 GHz vs 2 GHz More than 35% higher clock speed
Much better performance per watt 37.62 pt/W vs 11.86 pt/W Around 3.2x better performance per watt
Better turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz vs 1,000 MHz 5% better turbo clock speed

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 6360U vs 5257U

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 6360U
44.14 mHash/s
Core i5 5257U
54.21 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i5 6360U
-1 mPixels/s
Core i5 5257U
20.24 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 6360U
-1 fps
Core i5 5257U
1.53 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6360U
4,854
Core i5 5257U
6,222

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6360U
2,826
Core i5 5257U
2,960

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6360U
3,745 MB/s
Core i5 5257U
3,910,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 6360U
5,038
Core i5 5257U
4,389

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 6360U
1,791
Core i5 5257U
1,708

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 6360U  vs
5257U 
Clock speed 2 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.1 GHz 3.1 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 15W 28W
Annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year 6.75 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 13.14 $/year 24.53 $/year
Performance per watt 11.86 pt/W 37.62 pt/W
Typical power consumption 12.19W 22.75W

bus
Architecture FSB DMI 2.0
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 4,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i5 6360U  vs
5257U 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 0.5 MB 0.5 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 14 nm 14 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.1 GHz 3.1 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.1 GHz 2.7 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.1 GHz 3.1 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® Iris™ Graphics 540 Intel® Iris™ Graphics 6100
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 300 MHz 300 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,000 MHz 1,050 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1600
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 16,384 MB
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