Intel Core i3-6006U vs Intel Core i7-4600M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,470

vs
5,031

Rank #850

4,350
5,031

Core i7-4600M wins by 13.5% (Rank #1470 vs #850)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,385

Rank #1,406

vs
5,315

Rank #712

4,385
5,315

Core i7-4600M wins by 17.5% (Rank #1406 vs #712)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,297

Rank #1,764

vs
4,606

Rank #1,081

4,297
4,606

Core i7-4600M wins by 6.7% (Rank #1764 vs #1081)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,518

Rank #1,398

vs
4,559

Rank #1,120

4,518
4,559

Core i7-4600M wins by 0.9% (Rank #1398 vs #1120)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,488

Rank #1,407

vs
4,532

Rank #1,143

4,488
4,532

Core i7-4600M wins by 1% (Rank #1407 vs #1143)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,532

Rank #1,208

vs
4,565

Rank #1,063

4,532
4,565

Core i7-4600M wins by 0.7% (Rank #1208 vs #1063)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i3-6006U Core i7-4600M Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
4
4
0%
Base Frequency
2,000 MHz
2,900 MHz
-31%
Clock Multiplier
20x
29x
-31%
L1 Cache
128 KB
62 KB
+51.2%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+51.2%
L3 Cache
3 MiB
4 MiB
-21.4%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
0 GB
+99.9%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
26 GB/s
+19.5%
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
37 W
59.5% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i3-6006U Core i7-4600M
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i3-6000 --
Model Number i3-6006U i7-4600M
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Haswell
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 78 --
Socket -- FCPGA946
Package FCBGA-1356 FC-PGA946
Memory Type DDR4-2133 LPDDR3-1866 and DDR3L-1600 DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision -- 3
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Mobile Mobile
Release Price $281.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i3-6006U
Intel
Core i7-4600M
Intel

Family

Core i3-6006U
Core
Core i7-4600M
--

Series

Core i3-6006U
i3-6000
Core i7-4600M
--

Model Number

Core i3-6006U
i3-6006U
Core i7-4600M
i7-4600M

Microarchitecture

Core i3-6006U
Skylake
Core i7-4600M
--

Core Name

Core i3-6006U
Skylake
Core i7-4600M
Haswell

Core Family

Core i3-6006U
6
Core i7-4600M
--

Core Model

Core i3-6006U
78
Core i7-4600M
--

Socket

Core i3-6006U
--
Core i7-4600M
FCPGA946

Package

Core i3-6006U
FCBGA-1356
Core i7-4600M
FC-PGA946

Memory Type

Core i3-6006U
DDR4-2133 LPDDR3-1866 and DDR3L-1600
Core i7-4600M
DDR3L 1333/1600

ECC Support

Core i3-6006U
No
Core i7-4600M
No

PCIe Revision

Core i3-6006U
--
Core i7-4600M
3

PCIe Configuration

Core i3-6006U
--
Core i7-4600M
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core i3-6006U
Mobile
Core i7-4600M
Mobile

Release Price

Core i3-6006U
$281.00
Core i7-4600M
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i3-6006U
Yes
Core i7-4600M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i3-6006U Core i7-4600M
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 98.57 mm² 118 mm²
Transistor Count 1.75 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i3-6006U
14 nm
Core i7-4600M
22 nm

Die Area

Core i3-6006U
98.57 mm²
Core i7-4600M
118 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i3-6006U
1.75 billion
Core i7-4600M
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i3-6006U
Intel
Core i7-4600M
Intel

Technology

Core i3-6006U
CMOS
Core i7-4600M
--

Word Size

Core i3-6006U
64-bit
Core i7-4600M
64-bit

ISA

Core i3-6006U
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-4600M
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i3-6006U Core i7-4600M
GPU HD Graphics 520 HD Graphics 4600
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 900 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i3-6006U
HD Graphics 520
Core i7-4600M
HD Graphics 4600

GPU Designer

Core i3-6006U
Intel
Core i7-4600M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i3-6006U
900 MHz
Core i7-4600M
1300 MHz

Execution Units

Core i3-6006U
24
Core i7-4600M
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i3-6006U Core i7-4600M
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64