Intel Core i7-6500U

Intel Core i7-6500U - benchmark tests, specifications and information

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Intel Core i7-6500U is part of the Skylake generation processors and it’s entitled to the ULV lineup (ultra-low voltage) with 14nm FinFET manufacturing process. It has two cores that support Hyper-Threading technology resulting in up to 4 threads. The chip is a direct successor to the Core i7-5500U Broadwell CPU expecting slightly better performance with emphasis on the power efficiency features.

The CPU is clocked at 2.5 GHz and can go up to 3.1 GHz for one active core or 3.0 GHz for two active cores. Also, the silicon includes an Intel HD Graphics 520 iGPU that sports 24 Execution Units ticking at 300 MHz and can go up to 1.05 GHz. The whole SoC supports DDR4-2133/DDR3L-1600 memory in a dual-channel array. So the whole chip is rated at 15W TDP including the memory controller and the integrated graphics thus making it suitable for 11-inch notebooks or bigger. It also supports the cTDP down feature and the OEM can lower the TDP to 7.5W.

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Ranking	23
Base / Max CPU frequency	2.50 - 3.10 GHz
Number of cores	2
Instructions type	64 bits
TDP	15 W
Integrated GPU	Intel HD Graphics 520
Base GPU frequency	300 MHz
Max. operating temperature	100 °C
Memory channels	2

Released	Q3 2015
Core / Architecture	Skylake
Logical Cores (Threads)	4
LL cache	4096 KB
Lithography	14 nm
Official website	ark.intel.com
Max. GPU frequency	1050 MHz
Memory Type	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory	32 GB

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Intel Core i7-6500U vs competitors:

#	CPU	Cinebench 20 (M)	Performance Difference	In laptops starting at...	Price Difference
21.	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H	3432	2%	$649.99	44%
22.	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	3259	-	$1152.97	72%
23.	Intel Core i7-6500U	-	100%	$669.00	21%
24.	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	3021	3%	$850.00	53%
25.	Intel Core i9-8950HK	2924	0%	$1799.99	118%
26.	Intel Core i7-10750H	3349	-	$826.53	-

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#	Laptop series	Cinebench R23	Cinebench R20	Adobe Photoshop	Price
1.	Acer TravelMate P658	-	-	17.23	$1919^.10
2.	Alienware 13 R2	-	-	17.05	$2499^.33
3.	Acer Aspire V15 (V3-575)	-	-	20.04	N/A
4.	Acer TravelMate X349-M	-	-	19.20	N/A
5.	HP Spectre 13 (2016)	-	-	18.78	N/A
6.	ASUS ZenBook UX303UB	-	-	19.02	N/A
7.	Acer Aspire S 13	-	-	17.68	N/A
8.	Dell Inspiron 5759	-	-	17.15	N/A
9.	Lenovo ThinkPad E560	-	-	17.50	N/A
10.	Dell Inspiron 5559	-	-	17.20	N/A
11.	Toshiba Satellite Radius 12	-	-	19.56	N/A
12.	Acer Aspire V15 (V3-575G)	-	-	19.88	N/A
13.	Acer Aspire F 15 (F5-573G)	-	-	17.45	N/A

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Intel Core i7-6500U - benchmark tests, specifications and information

Laptops with Intel Core i7-6500U

Lenovo Ideapad 300 (15")

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HP EliteBook 840 G3

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Intel Core i7-6500U - benchmark tests

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