| Name: | Intel Core i7-5600U |
| Family: | Intel Core i7 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 5000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 5 |
Intel Core i7-5600U Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i7-5600U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2015 and belongs to the 5 generation of the Intel Core i7 series. To use the Intel Core i7-5600U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i7-5600U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5600U is 2.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.2 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 2 |
| Threads: | 4 |
| Cores: | 2x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 3.1 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i7-5600U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-5600U uses the Intel HD Graphics 5500, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.3 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 0.95 GHz |
| Execution units: | 24 |
| Shaders: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 16.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 8 |
| Direct X: | 11.2 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2015 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | No |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR3-1600 |
| Max. Memory: | 16.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i7-5600U is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1168 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 4.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Broadwell U |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q1/2015 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
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6489
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Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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6485
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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6485
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Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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6485
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Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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6482
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-7400T
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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3194
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Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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3194
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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3194
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Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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3194
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Intel Core i5-7400T
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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3194
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
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3010
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Intel Core i5-6200U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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3009
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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3008
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Intel Core i5-4308U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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3005
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
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3004
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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2011
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Intel Core i5-2550k
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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2010
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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2004
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Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
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2002
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Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
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1997
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Celeron J6412
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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1798
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Intel Core i5-4460T
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
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1796
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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1796
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Intel Core i5-4460T
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
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1796
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1795
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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1187
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Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
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1055
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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1037
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Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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965
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
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1012
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Intel Core i7-4722HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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1009
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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1009
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Intel Core i7-4722HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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1009
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Intel Core i7-4850HQ
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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1007
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-750
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
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923
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Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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921
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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912
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Intel Core i7-6600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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898
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AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
6C 6T @ 3.2 GHz
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895
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050e
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
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701
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Intel Core i7-3632QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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699
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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699
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Intel Core i7-3632QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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699
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Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
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698
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Celeron J4105
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
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634
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Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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632
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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632
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Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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632
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Intel Celeron G5905
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
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615
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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365
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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365
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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365
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Intel Core i3-6100E
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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365
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Intel Core i3-6102E
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
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365
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-6567U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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329
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Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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329
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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329
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Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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329
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Intel Core i7-6567U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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329
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
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306
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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306
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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305
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AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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302
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Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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302
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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131
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Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
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131
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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131
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Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
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131
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Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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131
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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33.4
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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33.3
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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33.3
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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33.3
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Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
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33.1
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-6600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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3.6
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Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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3.5
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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3.5
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Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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3.5
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Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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3.5
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
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1.5
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