Intel Core i7 5600U vs 5500U

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Intel Core i7 5600U

Intel Core i7 5500U

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 5600U

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Supports trusted computing

Yes

Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 5500U

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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 5500U vs the 5600U.

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 5600U

27.99 mHash/s

Core i7 5500U

28.16 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 5600U

1.02 fps

Core i7 5500U

1.2 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 5600U

2,999

Core i7 5500U

2,816

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 5600U

2,415

Core i7 5500U

2,740

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 5600U

4,785

Core i7 5500U

5,320

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 5600U

6,079

Core i7 5500U

5,775

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 5600U

3,024

Core i7 5500U

2,743

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 5600U

3,825,000 MB/s

Core i7 5500U

3,570,000 MB/s

summary	Core i7 5600U	5500U
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	No
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
Performance per watt	49.47 pt/W	46.04 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	5500U
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	14 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.22 GHz	2.92 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.22 GHz	2.92 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 5500	Intel® HD Graphics 5500
Number of displays supported	3	3
GPU clock speed	300 MHz	300 MHz
Turbo clock speed	950 MHz	950 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3
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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