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| Intel Core i7 6500U vs 5500U |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i7 6500U
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6500U
![]() | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 48.4 | ![]() | Better turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz |
![]() | Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.11 GHz | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.1 GHz |
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Released January, 2015
Intel Core i7 5500U
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 5500U
![]() | Much better performance per watt 46.04 pt/W | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 1.76 pt/$ |
![]() | Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 5,775 | ![]() | Better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score 11.87 fps |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 48.4 | vs | 45.5 | More than 5% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
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Better turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | vs | 950 MHz | More than 10% better turbo clock speed | |||
Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.11 GHz | vs | 2.92 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Jan, 2015 | Release date 6 months later | |||
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Much better performance per watt | 46.04 pt/W | vs | 9.95 pt/W | Around 4.8x better performance per watt | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 1.76 pt/$ | vs | 0.38 pt/$ | Around 4.8x better performance per dollar | |||
Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 5,775 | vs | 2,357 | Around 2.5x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
Better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score | 11.87 fps | vs | 9.85 fps | More than 20% better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6500U vs 5500U
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 6500U
26.91 mHash/s
Core i7 5500U
28.16 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Core i7 6500U
21.23 mPixels/s
Core i7 5500U
17.47 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 6500U
1.29 fps
Core i7 5500U
1.2 fps
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 6500U
2,357
Core i7 5500U
5,775
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 6500U
1,910
Core i7 5500U
2,743
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 6500U
3,265 MB/s
Core i7 5500U
3,570,000 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i7 6500U
4,428
Core i7 5500U
4,002
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i7 6500U
1,637
Core i7 5500U
1,563
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 6500U | vs | 5500U |
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Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | 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 | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 13.14 $/year | 13.14 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 9.95 pt/W | 46.04 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 12.19W | 12.19W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 4,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 6500U | vs | 5500U |
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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 | 3.11 GHz | 2.92 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.11 GHz | 2.92 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 520 | Intel® HD Graphics 5500 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | 300 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | 950 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 16,384 MB |
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