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Intel Core i7 5500U
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 5500U based on its value.
See full details | Intel Core i7 6500U vs 5500U |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
8.9 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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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 |
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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