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Intel Core i7-7567U: Outdated, but Relevant? An Analysis of the Processor for Mobile Tasks in 2025

Introduction

In 2025, even budget laptops are equipped with 8-core processors and neural network accelerators. However, models based on the Intel Core i7-7567U (Kaby Lake) can still be found for sale at prices ranging from $600 to $800. Let’s explore who might find this dual-core “veteran” useful in the age of AI laptops and 3nm chips.

Architecture and Process Technology: What's Inside?

Kaby Lake is the third iteration of Intel's 14nm process technology (2017). The processor features:

- 2 cores and 4 threads (Hyper-Threading);

- A base clock speed of 3.5 GHz with turbo boost up to 4.0 GHz;

- Integrated graphics Iris Plus Graphics 650 (48 EUs, 1.1 GHz).

Architecture Features:

- Enhanced Video Decoding — support for HEVC 10-bit and VP9, useful for streaming 4K;

- iGPU Iris Plus 650 — at the time of release, it was one of the most powerful Intel iGPUs, surpassing standard HD Graphics. In 2025, it is sufficient for YouTube 4K, basic photo editing, or games like Dota 2 at low settings.

Power Consumption and TDP: The Cost of Frequency

The processor's TDP is 28W, which is higher than the typical 15W for the U-series. This means:

- Laptops with this CPU require a more robust cooling system;

- In compact ultrabooks, throttling (reduction of frequencies when overheating) may occur;

- The TDP headroom allows for longer maintenance of turbo frequencies under load.

Example: The Dell XPS 13 9360 (2017) with an i7-7567U and a 54Wh battery demonstrated up to 6-7 hours of operation on office tasks. Modern equivalents with 15W processors (e.g., Core i5-1335U) with a similar battery size operate for 8-10 hours.

Performance: What Can It Do in 2025?

Geekbench 6:

- Single-Core: 1292 — close to Ryzen 5 5500U (1340) and Core i3-1215U (1300). Satisfactory for basic tasks;

- Multi-Core: 2587 — weaker than even a budget Core i5-1235U (4600).

Real-World Scenarios:

- Office: Working with documents, 20+ tabs in Chrome, Zoom — no lags, but browser overload may cause stutters.

- Multimedia: Editing 1080p video in DaVinci Resolve — feasible, but rendering will take 2-3 times longer than on 8-core CPUs.

- Gaming: CS:GO — 50-60 FPS (720p, low settings), The Witcher 3 — 20-25 FPS (720p, minimum settings).

Turbo Boost Mode:

The processor can briefly boost to 4.0 GHz, but in thin laptops (e.g., MacBook Pro 13" 2017), due to overheating, the frequency quickly drops to 3.6-3.8 GHz.

Use Cases: Who Is It Suitable For?

This CPU is relevant for:

1. Office Tasks — if simultaneous use of heavyweight applications is not required.

2. Student Laptops — for studying, Netflix, basic photo editing.

3. Second Device — a compact laptop for travel.

Not Suitable For:

- Gamers — even in 2025, integrated graphics are insufficient for modern games;

- Video Editors — 2 cores critically slow down rendering;

- Multitasking Enthusiasts — 4 threads struggle when running Photoshop, a browser, and messengers simultaneously.

Battery Life: How Does TDP Affect Runtime?

With active use (Chrome, Zoom, Office), a laptop with the i7-7567U and a 50-60Wh battery operates for 4-6 hours. Power-saving technologies include:

- Speed Shift — quick switching between frequencies;

- Panel Self Refresh — reduces GPU load during static images.

Tip: In 2025, models with this CPU often come with outdated 42Wh batteries. Look for devices with capacities of 60Wh or more.

Comparison with Competitors

1. AMD Ryzen 5 2500U (2018):

- 4 cores/8 threads, Vega 8 GPU;

- Multi-Core performance is 1.5 times higher, graphics are stronger. But TDP is 15W, so battery life is better.

2. Intel Core i5-8250U (2017):

- 4 cores/8 threads, TDP 15W;

- Lags in single-core (1000 vs 1292), but wins in multi-core (3400 vs 2587).

3. Apple M1 (2020):

- Single-Core: 2300, Multi-Core: 8300;

- Massive gap in performance and battery life. However, MacBooks with M1 in 2025 start at around $900.

Pros and Cons

Strengths:

- High single-core performance for older applications;

- Powerful graphics for its class: Iris Plus 650;

- Support for Thunderbolt 3 (relevant for connecting 4K monitors).

Weaknesses:

- Only 2 cores - multitasking is limited;

- High TDP for ultrabooks;

- Lack of support for AVX-512 and AI accelerators.

Laptop Selection Recommendations

1. Device Type: An ultrabook with a 13-14" screen and weight up to 1.5 kg. Example: Dell Inspiron 13 7373 (price in 2025 — about $650).

2. What to Look For:

- Cooling System — at least 2 fans;

- Battery — from 60Wh;

- Screen — IPS panel with 1080p resolution.

Important: Don’t overpay. A laptop with an i7-7567U should not cost more than $700 — for that amount, you could find a model with a Ryzen 5 5500U.

Final Conclusion

The Intel Core i7-7567U in 2025 is a choice for those who:

- Are looking for an inexpensive ($600-700) laptop for text work, internet browsing, and video viewing;

- Value portability and a metal chassis (many models with this CPU are premium ultrabooks from 2017-2019);

- Do not plan to use “heavy” applications.

Key Benefits: Sufficient performance for everyday tasks, Thunderbolt 3 support, compact design. However, in the era of 8-core CPUs and neural accelerators, this processor is more of a compromise than an informed choice.

Basic

Label Name

Intel

Platform

Mobile

Launch Date

January 2017

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

i7-7567U

Code Name

Kaby Lake

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Basic Frequency

3.50 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.

4.00 GHz

Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency

4.00 GHz

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it, and increased energy efficiency when you don’t.

2.0

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.

Yes

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCBGA1356

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

14 nm

TDP

28 W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

3.0

Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

Intel 64

Intel® 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop and mobile platforms when combined with supporting software.¹ Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory.

Yes

Instruction Set

The instruction set is a hard program stored inside the CPU that guides and optimizes CPU operations. With these instruction sets, the CPU can run more efficiently. There are many manufacturers that design CPUs, which results in different instruction sets, such as the 8086 instruction set for the Intel camp and the RISC instruction set for the ARM camp. x86, ARM v8, and MIPS are all codes for instruction sets. Instruction sets can be extended; for example, x86 added 64-bit support to create x86-64. Manufacturers developing CPUs that are compatible with a certain instruction set need authorization from the instruction set patent holder. A typical example is Intel authorizing AMD, enabling the latter to develop CPUs compatible with the x86 instruction set.

64-bit

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

1x4 | 2x2 | 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Memory Specifications

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

DDR4-2133 | LPDDR3 - 1866 | DDR3L-1600

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

32 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

4 GT/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

34.1 GB/s

ECC Memory Supported

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

GPU Name

Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 650

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

300 MHz

Graphics Frequency

Graphics max dynamic frequency refers to the maximum opportunistic graphics render clock frequency (in MHz) that can be supported using Intel® HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency feature.

1.15 GHz

Graphics Video Max Memory

32 GB

4K Support

Yes | at 60Hz

DirectX Support

DirectX* Support indicates support for a specific version of Microsoft’s collection of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for handling multimedia compute tasks.

Max Resolution (HDMI)

Max Resolution (HDMI) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the HDMI interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096x2304@30Hz

Max Resolution (DP)

Max Resolution (DP) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the DP interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096x2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)

Max Resolution (Integrated Flat Panel) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor for a device with an integrated flat panel (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your device.

4096x2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (VGA)

N/A

Number of Displays Supported

Graphics Output

Graphics Output defines the interfaces available to communicate with display devices.

eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI

Miscellaneous

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. It offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium® processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.

Yes

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Intel® Standard Manageability is the manageability solution for Intel vPro® Essentials platforms and is a subset of Intel® AMT with out-of-band management over Ethernet and Wi-Fi, but no KVM or new life cycle management features.

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology is an advanced means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-conservation needs of mobile systems. Conventional Intel SpeedStep® Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage and Frequency Changes, and Clock Partitioning and Recovery.

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Cache

CPU Cache is an area of fast memory located on the processor. Intel® Smart Cache refers to the architecture that allows all cores to dynamically share access to the last level cache.

4 MB

Intel AES New Instructions

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Intel® Device Protection Technology with Boot Guard helps protect the system’s pre-OS environment from viruses and malicious software attacks.

Yes

Intel Clear Video HD Technology

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, like its predecessor, Intel® Clear Video Technology, is a suite of image decode and processing technologies built into the integrated processor graphics that improve video playback, delivering cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, and vivid colors, and a clear and stable video picture. Intel® Clear Video HD Technology adds video quality enhancements for richer color and more realistic skin tones.

Yes

Intel Clear Video Technology

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel® Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory and power overhead costs and increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.

Yes

Intel InTru 3D Technology

Yes

Intel Flex Memory Access

Yes

Intel OS Guard

Yes

OpenGL Support

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.

4.5

Intel Quick Sync Video

Intel® Quick Sync Video delivers fast conversion of video for portable media players, online sharing, and video editing and authoring.

Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6

Single Core Score

1292

Geekbench 6

Multi Core Score

2587

Geekbench 5

Single Core Score

919

Geekbench 5

Multi Core Score

2054

Passmark CPU

Single Core Score

2231

Passmark CPU

Multi Core Score

4152

Compared to Other CPU

Geekbench 6 Single Core

EPYC 7262

1375 +6.4%

EPYC 7H12

1342 +3.9%

Core i7-7567U

1292

EPYC 7502

1256 -2.8%

Core i7-7700T

1210 -6.3%

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon E3-1275 v3

3063 +18.4%

Core i7-8550U

2890 +11.7%

Core i7-7567U

2587

Core i7-3770

2395 -7.4%

Core i7-3740QM

2146 -17%

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Xeon E5-1650 v3

954 +3.8%

Core i5-8600T

935 +1.7%

Core i7-7567U

919

Xeon Platinum 8458P

901 -2%

Core i5-7400

884 -3.8%

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Xeon E-2104G

2379 +15.8%

EPYC Embedded 3351

2205 +7.4%

Core i7-7567U

2054

Pentium Gold G5400

1927 -6.2%

Xeon E5-2430L

1769 -13.9%

Passmark CPU Single Core

Core i5-8260U

2288 +2.6%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

2257 +1.2%

Core i7-7567U

2231

Xeon E5-2637 v4

2203 -1.3%

Xeon Gold 6142

2177 -2.4%

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

4633 +11.6%

Athlon PRO 300GE

4398 +5.9%

Core i7-7567U

4152

Athlon 300U

3944 -5%

Pentium G4620

3751 -9.7%