Intel Core i5-6300U vs Intel Core i7-2720QM

Intel Core i5-6300U $281
Intel Core i7-2720QM
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1356
Socket
BGA 1224
iGPU
HD 520 1000MHz
380 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 3000 1300MHz
250 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S 1,000
25%
GB6S 495
12%
GB6M 2,050
8%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Skylake
Architecture
Sandy Bridge
Family
Core 6th Gen
Family
Core 2nd Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Skylake-U
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Skylake-2C-GT2
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Codename
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge-HE-4
Sandy Bridge-4C-GT2
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
9/1/2015
Release Date
1/1/2011
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
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Node
32nm
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Die Size
102 mm²
50 mm² (PCH Die)
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Die Size
216 mm²
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Transistor Count
1.8 Billion
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Transistor Count
1.2 Billion
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2 Cores
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4 Cores
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4 Threads
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8 Threads
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2.4GHz
3GHz Boost
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2.2GHz
3.3GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
OPI
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
4GT/s
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
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Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2GB/s
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bi-directional
4GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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3MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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6MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
64GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1067MHz
Transfer Rate
2133MT/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
17.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
15W
8W cTDP Down
25W cTDP Up
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TDP
45W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 3.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
HD 520 1000MHz
192 Shaders
1000MHz
380 GFLOPS FP32
HD 3000 1300MHz
96 Shaders
1300MHz
250 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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