Intel Core i7-6650U vs Intel Core i7-5600U

Intel Core i7-6650U
Intel Core i7-5600U $393
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1356
Socket
BGA 1168
iGPU
Iris 540 1050MHz
810 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 5500 950MHz
370 GFLOPS FP32
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Skylake
Architecture
Broadwell
Family
Core 6th Gen
Family
Core 5th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Skylake-U
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Skylake-2C-GT3
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Codename
Broadwell-U
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Broadwell-2C-GT2
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
9/1/2015
Release Date
1/1/2015
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Intel (eDRAM Die)
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Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
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Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
22nm (eDRAM Die)
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Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
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Die Size
148 mm²
50 mm² (PCH Die)
42 mm² (eDRAM Die)
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Die Size
82 mm²
52 mm² (PCH Die)
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Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
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Transistor Count
1.3 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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2.2GHz
3.4GHz Boost
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2.6GHz
3.2GHz 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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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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L4
64MB Shared
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
64GB
Max Memory
16GB
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
10W cTDP Down
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TDP
15W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
105°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 3.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x12 Lanes
Iris 540 1050MHz
384 Shaders
1050MHz
810 GFLOPS FP32
HD 5500 950MHz
192 Shaders
950MHz
370 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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