Intel Core i7 6500U vs Intel Processor N250
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6500U with 2 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Processor N250 with 4 cores 0.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 6500U 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 0.1GHz)
Intel Processor N250 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (38.4GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (6MB vs 4MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (6W vs 15W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
1027
Intel Processor N250
1017
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
+2%
2074
Intel Processor N250
2031
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Twin Lake
i7-6500U
Processor Number
N250
BGA-1356
Socket
Intel BGA 1264
HD Graphics 520
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
-
Generation
Intel Processor (Alder Lake-N)
Package
1.7 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
6 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
-
4
Performance Core Threads
-
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
0.1 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
2
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
4
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
1.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB shared
4 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
32 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1250 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
-
Graphics Performance
0.74 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3
12
PCIe Lanes
9
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
