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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Intel Core i7-6500U - Specs Sheet
Intel Core i7-6500U - benchmark tests
Results are from the Cinebench 11 CPU test (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz test (higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (lower the score, the better)
We’ve tested Intel Core i7-6500U on…
| # | Laptop | Cinebench 11 | Cinebench 15 | Adobe Photoshop | Fritz | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Acer Aspire V15 (V3-575) | 3.28 | 298.00 | 20.04 | 5931.00 | $799.00 |
| 2. | Acer Aspire V15 (V3-575G) | 3.50 | 318.00 | 19.88 | 5984.00 | N/A |
| 3. | Toshiba Satellite Radius 12 | 3.50 | 318.00 | 19.56 | 5956.00 | $719.99 |
| 4. | Dell Inspiron 5559 | 3.63 | 329.00 | 17.20 | 6211.00 | $799.00 |
| 5. | Alienware 13 R2 | 3.61 | 326.00 | 17.05 | 6322.00 | $1599.00 |
| 6. | Lenovo ThinkPad E560 | 3.36 | 302.00 | 17.50 | 5997.00 | N/A |
| 7. | Dell Inspiron 5759 | 3.62 | 323.00 | 17.15 | 6327.00 | $1499.99 |
| 8. | Acer TravelMate P658 | 3.56 | 329.00 | 17.23 | 6217.00 | $1118.44 |
| 9. | Acer Aspire S 13 | 3.54 | 304.00 | 17.68 | 6225.00 | N/A |
| 10. | ASUS ZenBook UX303UB | 3.35 | 300.00 | 19.02 | 5923.00 | $1299.50 |
| 11. | HP Spectre 13 (2016) | 3.22 | 263.00 | 18.78 | 5406.00 | N/A |
| 12. | Acer TravelMate X349-M | 3.59 | 323.00 | 19.20 | 6124.00 | $1171.36 |
| 13. | Acer Aspire F 15 (F5-573G) | 3.63 | 329.00 | 17.45 | 6325.00 | N/A |
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