Intel Core i7-5600U vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ

Intel Core i7-5600U $393
Intel Core i7-6920HQ $568
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.9GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1168
Socket
BGA 1440
iGPU
HD 5500 950MHz
370 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 530 1050MHz
400 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 21% slower vs Core i7-6920HQ
  • 27% faster vs Core i7-5600U
Core i7-5600U - GB6S 915
x1
Core i7-6920HQ - GB6S 1,165
x1.27

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 54% slower vs Core i7-6920HQ
  • 2.16x faster vs Core i7-5600U
Core i7-5600U - GB6M 1,735
x1
Core i7-6920HQ - GB6M 3,740
x2.16
  • 25% slower vs Core i7-6920HQ
  • 33% faster vs Core i7-5600U
Core i7-5600U - 25.6GB/s
x1
Core i7-6920HQ - 34.1GB/s
x1.33
  • 67% lower vs Core i7-6920HQ
  • 200% higher vs Core i7-5600U
Core i7-5600U - 15W
x1
Core i7-6920HQ - 45W
x3
  • 7% slower vs Core i7-6920HQ
  • 8% faster vs Core i7-5600U
Core i7-5600U - 370 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Core i7-6920HQ - 400 GFLOPS FP32
x1.08
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
Broadwell-2C-GT2
Codename
Skylake-H
Skylake-4C-GT2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/1/2015
Release Date
9/1/2015
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Foundry
Intel
-
Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
Node
14nm
-
Die Size
82 mm²
52 mm² (PCH Die)
Die Size
122 mm²
-
Transistor Count
1.3 Billion
Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
2 Cores
4 Cores
4 Threads
8 Threads
2.6GHz
3.2GHz Boost
2.9GHz
3.8GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
8MB Shared
16-way set associative
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
-
TDP
45W
35W cTDP Down
Temp
105°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
PCIe 2.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
HD 5500 950MHz
192 Shaders
950MHz
370 GFLOPS FP32
HD 530 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
400 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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