Intel Core i7-4720HQ vs Intel Core i5-6300U Full Specs

Summary

4 Cores 8 Threads 2.6GHz	2 Cores 4 Threads 2.4GHz
TDP 47W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s DDR3L	Bandwidth 34.1GB/s DDR4·LPDDR3·DDR3L
iGPU HD 4600 1200MHz	iGPU HD 520 1000MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 384 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 384 GFLOPSFP32
Socket BGA 1364	Socket BGA 1356

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 TDP

Core i7-4720HQ1,109

x1.11

Core i5-6300U1,000

x1

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Core Config

4 Cores	2 Cores
8 Threads	4 Threads

Clocks

Base Clock 2.6GHz	Base Clock 2.4GHz
Boost Clock 3.6GHz	Boost Clock 3GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB	L1i 32KB
L1d 32KB	L1d 32KB
L2 256KB	L2 256KB
L3 6MB	L3 3MB

Memory

Type DDR3L	Type DDR4·LPDDR3·DDR3L
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 1600MT/s	Speed 2133MT/s
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth 34.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2133MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 34.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 47W	TDP 15W
cTDP-down -	cTDP-down 8W
cTDP-up -	cTDP-up 25W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler -	Included Cooler 0

Chipset Bus

Bus Type DMI	Bus Type OPI
Bus Config 4 lanes	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed 5GT/s	Bus Speed 4GT/s
Bus Bandwidth 2.5GB/s	Bus Bandwidth 2GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x12 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU HD 4600 1200MHz	iGPU HD 520 1000MHz
Shaders 160	Shaders 192
Boost Clock 1.2GHz	Boost Clock 1GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 384 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 384 GFLOPSFP32

Controller

Controller Model -	Controller Model 100 Series U+
Codename -	Codename Skylake
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Intel
ISA x86-64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Haswell	Architecture Skylake
Family Core 4th Gen	Family Core 6th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Devil's Canyon Haswell-4C-GT2Variant	Codename Skylake-H Skylake-2C-GT2Variant
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Jan 1, 2015	Release Date Sep 1, 2015

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries IntelPCH
Fabrication Node 22nm -	Fabrication Node 14nm 22nmPCH
Die Size 177mm² -	Die Size 102mm² 50mm²PCH
Transistor Count 1.4 Billion	Transistor Count 1.8 Billion
Transistor Density 8 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops Blade 14(Early 2015)Blade Pro 17(Early 2015)	Laptops Surface Book 13(Late 2015)
Tablets -	Tablets Surface Pro 4(Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015)

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