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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 5600U vs 4600U
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 5600U
27.99 mHash/s
Core i7 4600U
6.36 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 5600U
1.02 fps
Core i7 4600U
0.88 fps
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i7 5600U
2,999
Core i7 4600U
2,368
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i7 5600U
2,415
Core i7 4600U
2,387
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i7 5600U
4,785
Core i7 4600U
4,351
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5600U
6,079
Core i7 4600U
5,506
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5600U
3,024
Core i7 4600U
2,854
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5600U
3,825,000 MB/s
Core i7 4600U
3,600,000 MB/s
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 5600U | vs | 4600U |
---|---|---|---|
Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 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 | |
Performance per watt | 49.47 pt/W | 44.17 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 12.19W | 12.19W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 5600U | vs | 4600U |
---|---|---|---|
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 | 4 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 3.25 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.6 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.22 GHz | 3.25 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 5500 | HD 4400 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | 200 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 950 MHz | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1333 | |||
LPDDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 | |||
LPDDR3-1600 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 16,384 MB | 16,384 MB |
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