Why is i7-7500U So Expensive?

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adamdmiller17

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I'm looking at laptops right now and a popular CPU is the the i7-7500U. Its MSRP is $393, yet it's only a dual core. So why is it so much? A CPU from the HQ lineup seems like a no brainer. I must be missing something.

https://ark.intel.com/products/95451/Intel-Core-i7-7500U-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz-

http://ark.intel.com/products/97456/Intel-Core-i5-7300HQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz

Only big advantage with the i7 that I can see is lower TDP. Is that all that it has to offer over the i5?
 
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Yes, lower TDP and much higher clock frequencies. That is how the U class chips are currently differentiated.

Simple, the CPUs that will run at high frequencies at the low TDP are rarer then the others.
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kaptainkuftic

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I'm actually not sure, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of difference.

The U means dual core and the HQ means quad core, that's all.

But it looks like the only other benefits the i7 actually has is the higher base clock speed and whatever SmartCashe is. There really has to be something else though, I would think. Those 3 things don't really justify a 150 USD price difference IMO
 
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TJ Hooker

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I wouldn't pay too much attention to the MSRP for mobile CPUs, as you're never going to be buying one yourself, and the final cost of a laptop depends on so many other things than the cost of the CPU. Plus, OEMs aren't necessarily paying the MSRP anyway.
 
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