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2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.20 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @1.60 GHz, Kaby Lake R.
Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Effective Speed 
+16%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 70% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 581st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
234,942 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 26% Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 26% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 737th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		61.5 % Faster effective speed.
+16% 		53.1 %
Average Score 
+10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		78.3 Pts Lower memory latency.
+23% 		63.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		95 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+21% 		78.5 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		168 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+15% 		146 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		259 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9% 		237 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		265 Pts 315 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+19%
Overclocked Score 
+12%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8% 		84.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		108 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+6% 		102 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		200 Pts +1% 198 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		297 Pts 339 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+14%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		296 Pts 481 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+62%
Value & Sentiment 
+1,154%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.48 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,300%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Nice To Haves 
+27%
Age
Newest 		91+ Months 86+ Months Slightly more recent.
+5%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		297 Pts 471 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+59%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		265 Pts 312 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+18%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'17 Q3'17
Cache
Cache 		4 MB 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $297.00
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 640 Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		300.00 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		950.00 MHz 1.10 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		42x24x1.3 42mm X 24mm

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 61.5%
Average Bench 53.1%

As a 2017 power-saving segment processor, i5-7260U is powerful enough to handle all daily tasks. With a great memory compatibility, decent clock speed and low TDP, the i5-7260U an excellent choice for ultrabook. With the GT3e Iris Plus 640 graphics, the i5-7260U beats stronger CPUs in its graphics performance, give a huge advantage for ultrabooks with only iGPU. The CPU is 2C/4T, but still comparable to processors made in 2023, like Athlon 7000 series. [Dec '23 kunkun25]

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Its not the best processor but so far it has done well on my laptop [Jun '19 ExecutableFiles]

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