Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Core i7-6500U

Intel Core i7-5500U $393
Intel Core i7-6500U $393
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1168
Socket
BGA 1356
iGPU
HD 5500 950MHz
370 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 520 1050MHz
400 GFLOPS FP32
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Broadwell
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core 5th Gen
Family
Core 6th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Broadwell-U
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Broadwell-2C-GT2
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Codename
Skylake-U
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Skylake-2C-GT2
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/1/2015
Release Date
9/1/2015
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
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Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
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Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
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Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
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Die Size
82 mm²
52 mm² (PCH Die)
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Die Size
102 mm²
50 mm² (PCH Die)
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Transistor Count
1.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
1.8 Billion
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2 Cores
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2 Cores
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4 Threads
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4 Threads
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2.4GHz
3GHz Boost
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2.5GHz
3.1GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
DMI
Type
OPI
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Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Transfer Rate
4GT/s
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Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bandwidth
2GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
Bi-directional
4GB/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
8-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
16GB
Max Memory
64GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Clock
1067MHz
Transfer Rate
2133MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
17.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
TDP
15W
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TDP
15W
8W cTDP Down
25W cTDP Up
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Temp
105°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 2.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x12 Lanes
HD 5500 950MHz
192 Shaders
950MHz
370 GFLOPS FP32
HD 520 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
400 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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