CPU Comparison

Intel Core i7 6500U

2C / 4T

2.5 - 3.1 GHz

TDP: 15W

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Intel Core i7 7500U

2C / 4T

2.7 - 3.5 GHz

TDP: 15W

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Benchmark Scores

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 6500U755

Intel Core i7 7500U951

Difference: 26.0% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 6500U1,822

Intel Core i7 7500U1,952

Difference: 7.1% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 6500U1,027

Intel Core i7 7500U553

Difference: 85.7% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 6500U742

Intel Core i7 7500U860

Difference: 15.9% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 6500U1,655

Intel Core i7 7500U1,807

Difference: 9.2% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 6500U1,695

Intel Core i7 7500U1,920

Difference: 13.3% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 6500U3,261

Intel Core i7 7500U3,650

Difference: 11.9% (Intel faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

2.5 GHz

Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

3.1 GHz

Boost Frequency

3.5 GHz

15 W

TDP

15 W

BGA-1356

Socket

BGA-1356

Skylake

Architecture

Kaby Lake

14nm

Manufacturing

14nm

2015

Release Year

2016

4MB shared

L3 Cache

4MB shared

DDR4-2133

Memory Support

DDR4-2133

32GB

Max Memory

32GB

PCIe Version

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