Intel Core i7 6500U vs Intel Core i7 7700HQ
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6500U with 2 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core i7 7700HQ with 4 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 6500U Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)
Intel Core i7 7700HQ Advantages
Released 1 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (37.5GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (6MB vs 4MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
719
Intel Core i7 7700HQ
+21%
877
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
2072
Intel Core i7 7700HQ
+91%
3958
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
1027
Intel Core i7 7700HQ
+17%
1211
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
2074
Intel Core i7 7700HQ
+83%
3807
Blender
Intel Core i7 6500U
22
Intel Core i7 7700HQ
+250%
77
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
742
Intel Core i7 7700HQ
+20%
896
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
1655
Intel Core i7 7700HQ
+108%
3456
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
1695
Intel Core i7 7700HQ
+22%
2069
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
3261
Intel Core i7 7700HQ
+113%
6955
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Jan 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake
i7-6500U
Processor Number
i7-7700HQ
BGA-1356
Socket
BGA-1440
HD Graphics 520
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 630
Package
1.7 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
45 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
2
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
64 K per core
L1 Cache
128 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
4 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
32 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.44 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
12
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
