Core i5-7360U vs Core i3-4370

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

The Core i5-7360U uses the BGA1356 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i3-4370 uses LGA1150 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4-2133 on the Core i5-7360U versus DDR3-1600 on the Core i3-4370 — 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: 12 (Core i5-7360U) vs 16 (Core i3-4370) — the Core i3-4370 offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: Sunrise Point-LP (Core i5-7360U) and Intel H81,Intel B85,Intel H87,Intel Z87,Intel H97,Intel Z97 (Core i3-4370).

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