Intel Core i7 4600U vs i5 6300U |
Released July, 2013
Intel Core i7 4600U
- 2.1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 4600U
 | Much better performance per watt 44.17 pt/W | | Much better performance per dollar 1.69 pt/$ |
| | Higher turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz | | Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 5,506 |
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Released July, 2015
Intel Core i5 6300U
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the i5 6300U
| | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 47.2 | | Much better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score 25.91 mHash/s |
| | Higher clock speed 2.4 GHz | | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better performance per watt | 44.17 pt/W | vs | 11.38 pt/W | Around 4x better performance per watt | |||
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| Much better performance per dollar | 1.69 pt/$ | vs | 0.61 pt/$ | More than 2.8x better performance per dollar | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 5,506 | vs | 2,936 | Around 90% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Better turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | vs | 1,000 MHz | 10% better turbo clock speed | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.25 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 47.2 | vs | 44 | More than 5% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
| Much better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score | 25.91 mHash/s | vs | 6.36 mHash/s | More than 4x better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | vs | 200 MHz | 50% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Jul, 2013 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4600U vs i5 6300U
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 4600U | vs | i5 6300U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 15W | 15W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | 3.61 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 13.14 $/year | 13.14 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 44.17 pt/W | 11.38 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 12.19W | 12.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 4,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i7 4600U | vs | i5 6300U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 14 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.25 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.1 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.25 GHz | 3 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | HD 4400 | Intel® HD Graphics 520 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 200 MHz | 300 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,000 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| LPDDR3-1333 | |||
| LPDDR3-1600 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 16,384 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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