CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6500U vs 5500U among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 6500U
5.5
Core i7 5500U
6.4
Core i5 6200U
5.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 6500U
6.6
Core i7 5500U
8.1
Core i5 6200U
6.7
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 6500U
n.d.
Core i7 5500U
7.1
Core i5 6200U
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 6500U
7.1
Core i7 5500U
7.2
Core i5 6200U
7.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 6500U
5.8
Core i7 5500U
5.9
Core i5 6200U
5.8
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 6500U
n.d.
Core i7 5500U
n.d.
Core i5 6200U
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 6500U
8.2
Core i7 5500U
8.6
Core i5 6200U
8.2

Winner
Intel Core i7 5500U 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 5500U  based on its value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Better turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz vs 950 MHz More than 10% better turbo clock speed
Better 3DMark06 CPU score 48.4 vs 45.5 More than 5% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.11 GHz vs 2.92 GHz More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Jan, 2015 Release date 6 months later
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Much better performance per watt 45.98 pt/W vs 9.85 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 
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 9.85 pt/W 45.98 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 
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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Comments

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open potato (09:09 PM, August 10, 2016)
Yup I concur, I have the 5500U and as noted it out performs the 6500U seemingly based on the charts here... But in all areas but the price... maybe profits, are the deciding factor! LMAO =/
Tom Fasslfuz (09:09 PM, May 5, 2016)
They probably have something in their algorithm to always pick the newer generation if it's close, you can even see that "newer" is listed as a positive in the results. This site runs on adlinks sales revenue after all...
Sal Quintanilla (06:06 PM, April 29, 2016)
I don't understand this one... it seems like the 5500 won with all of the data shown. Is the statement I'm missing: "The 6500 scored less, but still"?
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