Intel Core i7 6900K vs Intel Core i7 8550U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Aug 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Kaby Lake R
Processor Number
i7-6900K
i7-8550U
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 620
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
BGA-1356
Power Consumption
140 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
1.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
16
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
18x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
12
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1150 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
—
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,286
1,153
Geekbench 6
7,470
2,890
Cinebench R23
—
979
Cinebench R23
—
2,960
Geekbench 5
—
966
Geekbench 5
—
2,960
Blender
—
56
Passmark CPU
—
2,059
Passmark CPU
—
5,894
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.