CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 5600U vs 6300U among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 5600U
6.3
Core i5 6300U
5.4
Core i5 5300U
5.8
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 5600U
8.3
Core i5 6300U
6.9
Core i5 5300U
7.9
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 5600U
6.5
Core i5 6300U
n.d.
Core i5 5300U
6.2
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 5600U
7.0
Core i5 6300U
7.4
Core i5 5300U
7.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 5600U
5.8
Core i5 6300U
5.8
Core i5 5300U
5.8
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 5600U
n.d.
Core i5 6300U
n.d.
Core i5 5300U
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.6

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 5600U
8.6
Core i5 6300U
8.5
Core i5 5300U
8.5

Winner
Intel Core i7 5600U 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 5600U  based on its single-core performance and value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Much better performance per watt 49.47 pt/W vs 11.38 pt/W More than 4.2x better performance per watt
Much better performance per dollar 1.89 pt/$ vs 0.61 pt/$ More than 3x better performance per dollar
Higher clock speed 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz Around 10% higher clock speed
Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 6,079 vs 2,936 More than 2x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score
Slightly higher turbo clock speed 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz More than 5% higher turbo clock speed
Better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score 27.99 mHash/s vs 25.91 mHash/s Around 10% better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score
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) 3.22 GHz vs 3 GHz More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
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Better turbo clock speed 1,000 MHz vs 950 MHz More than 5% better turbo clock speed
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Jan, 2015 Release date 6 months later
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 5600U vs i5 6300U

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 5600U
27.99 mHash/s
Core i5 6300U
25.91 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 5600U
16.64 mPixels/s
Core i5 6300U
22.16 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 5600U
1.02 fps
Core i5 6300U
1.51 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 5600U
6,079
Core i5 6300U
2,936

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 5600U
3,024
Core i5 6300U
2,954.5

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 5600U
3,825,000 MB/s
Core i5 6300U
3,960 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 5600U
4,308
Core i5 6300U
4,374

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 5600U
1,663
Core i5 6300U
1,639

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 5600U  vs
i5 6300U 
Clock speed 2.6 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.2 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
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 49.47 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 5600U  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 14 nm 14 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.22 GHz 3 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.6 GHz 3 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.22 GHz 3 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 5500 Intel® HD Graphics 520
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 300 MHz 300 MHz
Turbo clock speed 950 MHz 1,000 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,384 MB 32,768 MB
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