| Name: | Intel Core i7-6500U |
| Family: | Intel Core i7 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 6000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 6 |
Intel Core i7-6500U Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i7-6500U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2015 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Core i7 series. To use the Intel Core i7-6500U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1356 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i7-6500U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6500U is 2.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.1 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 2 |
| Threads: | 4 |
| Cores: | 2x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 3.1 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 2.8 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i7-6500U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-6500U uses the Intel HD Graphics 520, 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 520 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.3 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.05 GHz |
| Execution units: | 24 |
| Shaders: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 9 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
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): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR3-2133 |
| Max. Memory: | 32.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 34.1 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 i7-6500U 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 1356 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 4.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Skylake 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: | Q3/2015 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 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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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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6474
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Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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6422
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Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
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6420
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
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3295
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Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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3289
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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3286
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Intel Core i5-7Y57
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
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3278
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Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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3277
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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AMD A10-5750M
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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3278
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AMD A10-5757M
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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3278
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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3278
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AMD A10-5757M
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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3278
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AMD A10-5750M
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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3278
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon X3440
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
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2136
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Intel Core i7-4600M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
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2132
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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2132
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Intel Core i7-4600M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
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2132
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Intel Core i5-3570S
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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2131
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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1866
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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1858
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1858
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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1858
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AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1844
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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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 i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1795
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Intel Core i5-4330M
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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1794
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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1789
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1499
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Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1477
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1272
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AMD A10-6800K
4C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
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1219
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AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1202
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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1179.4
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Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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1167.3
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1156.4
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Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
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1080.6
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
NoneC NoneT @ --
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1057
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-4150
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1071
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Intel Core i7-6498DU
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1070
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1070
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Intel Core i7-6498DU
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1070
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Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
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1069
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
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835
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Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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835
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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834
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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832
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Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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831
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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809
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Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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806
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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801
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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797
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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797
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Samsung Exynos 1330
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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768
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Intel Core i7-6498DU
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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767
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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767
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Intel Core i7-6498DU
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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767
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Intel Xeon D-1531
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
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766
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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706
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Intel Core i5-760
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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705
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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699
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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693
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Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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690
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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302
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AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
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302
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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302
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Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
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302
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AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
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302
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
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282
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Intel Core i5-6200U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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282
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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282
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Intel Core i5-6200U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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282
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
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282
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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287
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Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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286
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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282
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Intel Core i3-3220
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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279
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Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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272
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
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Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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32.3
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Intel Core i7-6600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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32.3
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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32.3
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Intel Core i7-6600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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32.3
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Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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32.3
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
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3.3
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AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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3.3
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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3.3
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AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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3.3
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Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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3.3
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1.5
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AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1.5
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