Intel Core i7-6600U
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Intel Core i5-8250U
Intel Core i7-6600U
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Intel Core i5-8250U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i7-6600U and Intel Core i5-8250U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i7-6600U or Intel Core i5-8250U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.60 GHz
Frequency
1.60 GHz
2
CPU Cores
4
3.40 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.40 GHz
4
CPU Threads
8
3.00 GHz
Turbo (2 Cores)
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
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Turbo (4 Cores)
2.30 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i7-6600U or Intel Core i5-8250U. 

Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 620
0.30 GHz
GPU frequency
0.30 GHz
1.05 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
1.10 GHz
9
Generation
9.5
12
DirectX Version
12
24
Execution units
24
192
Shader
192
32 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
3
Max. displays
3
14 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q3/2015
Release date
Q3/2016

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
Decode
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-1866
Memory type
DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
32 GB
Max. Memory
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
12
PCIe lanes
12

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

15 W
TDP
15 W
100 °C
Tjunction max.
--
25 W
TDP up
--
7.5 W
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

4.00 MB
L3-Cache
6.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
14 nm
Skylake-U
Architecture
Kaby Lake Refresh
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
BGA 1356
Socket
BGA 1356
Q3/2015
Release date
Q3/2017
ca. 393 $
Market price
ca. --$
no data
Instruction set (ISA)
EM64T
no data
L2-Cache
1.00 MB
no data
Part Number
individual

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Notebooks HP, DELL, ACER, Lenovo, ASUS, MSI

User rating

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