Intel Core i7 6700 vs Intel Core i5 7500
Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 6700, vs Intel Core i5 7500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 25.7 GOps/s | 15.8 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 15.9 GOps/s | 13.2 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 27 M primes/s | 29 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 14.4 M strings/s | 10.1 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 2.8 GB/s | 1.8 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 113.9 MB/s | 83.3 MB/s |
| Physics | 560 frames/s | 472 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 75 M matrices/s | 69 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 405 MB/s | 339.3 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 32.8 KLines/s | 24.9 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 102.6 pages/s | 92.3 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 137.5 MP/sec | 120.7 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 137.9 pages/s | 121.4 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 24.2 frames/s | 23.7 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 46.1 frames/s | 43.7 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 6.29 MP/sec | 4.33 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 71.2 PPW | 57.9 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 124 PPW | 92.7 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 3.4 PPW |
| Blender / W | 1.07 PPW | 0.75 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | September, 1, 2015 | January, 3, 2017 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Skylake | Kaby Lake |
| Model number | i7-6700 | i5-7500 |
| Integrated GPU | HD Graphics 530 | HD Graphics 630 |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Cores count | 4 | 4 |
| Threads count | 8 | 4 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 34x | 34x |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 256 KB/core | 256 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB total | 6 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | LGA-1151 |
| Critical temp. | n/a | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR4-2133 - DDR3L-1600 |
- DDR4-2400 - DDR3L-1600 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB | 35.76 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 16 | 16 |
| Channels | 41422 | 41422 |
Results
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