Intel Core i7 6500U vs Intel Core i7 6700
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-6500U
i7-6700
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 520
HD Graphics 530
Package
Transistor Count
1.7 billions
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Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
15 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
2
4
Total Thread Count
4
8
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
34
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1150 MHz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
12
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
719
1,063
Cinebench R23
2,072
4,841
Geekbench 6
1,027
1,388
Geekbench 5
742
1,002
Geekbench 6
2,074
4,622
Geekbench 5
1,655
3,915
Blender
22
88
Passmark CPU
1,695
2,288
Passmark CPU
3,261
8,087
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.