Core i5-7500
Measured performance for Core i5-7500 across 1 verified WhatFPS runs. Every number is measured in our benchmark suite — not estimated, not self-reported. CPU score (the processor's own performance): 4,189 on average over the best run per rig, best run 4,189 — #40 of 45 measured processors. The best rig we measured it in scored 5,789 GAMING (that number reflects the whole PC, not just Core i5-7500). Most often paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060.
Core i5-7500 across four graphics APIs
- Earth II (Vulkan): 26.5 FPS
- Mission to Earth II (DirectX 12): 33.2 FPS
- Earth II Landing (DirectX 12 Ultimate, ray tracing + mesh shaders + VRS, locked 4K): 33 FPS
- Supernova (DirectX 11, draw call storm): 53.4 FPS
Specifications
- Cores / threads: 4 / 4
- Base clock: 3,401 MHz
- Measured peak clock: 3,703 MHz
- L3 cache: 6 MB
- L2 cache: 256 KB
Raw values
- Integer (MT): 2 Gop/s
- Single-thread (1T): 0.42 Gop/s
- Draw calls/s (DX11): 6,409,034
What the numbers mean
The GAMING score is a geometric mean of GPU (63 %), CPU (30 %), RAM (5 %) and drive (2 %) — a weak part cannot hide behind a strong one. The CPU score is the hardware's own performance and what we rank on. Every run is HMAC-signed in the app and scored on the server. The full methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
Compare Core i5-7500 with other hardware
- Core i5-7500 vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D — 16,059 CPU score
- Core i5-7500 vs Core Ultra 9 285K — 15,519 CPU score
- Core i5-7500 vs Core i7-14700KF — 14,368 CPU score
- Core i5-7500 vs Core Ultra 7 265K — 13,700 CPU score
- Core i5-7500 vs Core Ultra 7 270K Plus — 13,506 CPU score
- Core i5-7500 vs Ryzen 7 9850X3D — 13,163 CPU score