Core i3-4370 vs Core i5-7360U

Both the Core i3-4370 and Core i5-7360U share an identical 2-core/4-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 3.8 GHz on the Core i3-4370 versus 3.6 GHz on the Core i5-7360U — a 5.4% clock advantage for the Core i3-4370 (base: 3.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz). The Core i3-4370 uses the Haswell (2013−2015) architecture (22 nm), while the Core i5-7360U uses Kaby Lake (2016−2019) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Core i3-4370 scores 3,854 against the Core i5-7360U's 3,823 — a 0.8% lead for the Core i3-4370. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 904 vs 1,112, a 20.6% lead for the Core i5-7360U that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 2,071 vs 2,096 (1.2% advantage for the Core i5-7360U). L3 cache: 4 MB (total) on the Core i3-4370 vs 4 MB on the Core i5-7360U.

The Core i3-4370 uses the LGA1150 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i5-7360U uses BGA1356 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR3-1600 on the Core i3-4370 versus DDR4-2133 on the Core i5-7360U — the Core i5-7360U supports 28.6% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. Both support up to 32 GB of RAM. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 16 (Core i3-4370) vs 12 (Core i5-7360U) — the Core i3-4370 offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: Intel H81,Intel B85,Intel H87,Intel Z87,Intel H97,Intel Z97 (Core i3-4370) and Sunrise Point-LP (Core i5-7360U).

Virtualization support: true (Core i3-4370) vs VT-x, VT-d (Core i5-7360U). Both include integrated graphics — Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Core i3-4370) and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 (Core i5-7360U) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i5-7360U targets Ultrabook.