Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs Intel Core i7-5557U

Intel Core i7-6700HQ $378
Intel Core i7-5557U $426
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1440
Socket
BGA 1168
iGPU
HD 530 1050MHz
400 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
Iris 6100 1100MHz
850 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 6% faster vs Core i7-5557U
  • 5% slower vs Core i7-6700HQ
Core i7-6700HQ - GB6S 1,100
x1.06
Core i7-5557U - GB6S 1,040
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 67% faster vs Core i7-5557U
  • 40% slower vs Core i7-6700HQ
Core i7-6700HQ - GB6M 3,440
x1.67
Core i7-5557U - GB6M 2,060
x1
  • 33% faster vs Core i7-5557U
  • 25% slower vs Core i7-6700HQ
Core i7-6700HQ - 34.1GB/s
x1.33
Core i7-5557U - 25.6GB/s
x1
  • 61% higher vs Core i7-5557U
  • 38% lower vs Core i7-6700HQ
Core i7-6700HQ - 45W
x1.61
Core i7-5557U - 28W
x1
  • 53% slower vs Core i7-5557U
  • 2.13x faster vs Core i7-6700HQ
Core i7-6700HQ - 400 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Core i7-5557U - 850 GFLOPS FP32
x2.13
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-H
Skylake-4C-GT2
Codename
Broadwell-U
Broadwell-2C-GT3
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
9/1/2015
Release Date
1/1/2015
Foundry
Intel
-
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Node
14nm
-
Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
Die Size
122 mm²
-
Die Size
133 mm²
52 mm² (PCH Die)
Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
Transistor Count
1.9 Billion
4 Cores
2 Cores
8 Threads
4 Threads
2.6GHz
3.5GHz Boost
3.1GHz
3.4GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/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
4-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
12-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
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
45W
35W cTDP Down
TDP
28W
-
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
105°C Max
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x12 Lanes
HD 530 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
400 GFLOPS FP32
Iris 6100 1100MHz
384 Shaders
1100MHz
850 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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