Intel Core i7-6560U vs Intel Pentium G3460

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,972

Rank #897

vs
4,839

Rank #1,004

4,972
4,839

Core i7-6560U wins by 2.7% (Rank #897 vs #1004)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,232

Rank #778

vs
5,093

Rank #885

5,232
5,093

Core i7-6560U wins by 2.7% (Rank #778 vs #885)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,582

Rank #1,113

vs
4,459

Rank #1,302

4,582
4,459

Core i7-6560U wins by 2.7% (Rank #1113 vs #1302)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,559

Rank #1,120

vs
4,545

Rank #1,192

4,559
4,545

Core i7-6560U wins by 0.3% (Rank #1120 vs #1192)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,525

Rank #1,186

vs
4,497

Rank #1,343

4,525
4,497

Core i7-6560U wins by 0.6% (Rank #1186 vs #1343)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,595

Rank #975

vs
4,518

Rank #1,274

4,595
4,518

Core i7-6560U wins by 1.7% (Rank #975 vs #1274)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-6560U Pentium G3460 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
4
2
+50%
Base Frequency
2,200 MHz
3,500 MHz
-37.1%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,100 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
22x
35x
-37.1%
L1 Cache
128 KB
62 KB
+51.2%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+51.2%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
3 MiB
+28.5%
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
53 W
71.7% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-6560U Pentium G3460
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i7-6000 --
Model Number i7-6560U G3460
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Haswell
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 78 --
Socket -- FCLGA1150
Package FCBGA-1356 FC-LGA12C
Memory Type DDR4-2133 LPDDR3-1866 and DDR3L-1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision -- Up to 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-6560U
Intel
Pentium G3460
Intel

Family

Core i7-6560U
Core
Pentium G3460
--

Series

Core i7-6560U
i7-6000
Pentium G3460
--

Model Number

Core i7-6560U
i7-6560U
Pentium G3460
G3460

Microarchitecture

Core i7-6560U
Skylake
Pentium G3460
--

Core Name

Core i7-6560U
Skylake
Pentium G3460
Haswell

Core Family

Core i7-6560U
6
Pentium G3460
--

Core Model

Core i7-6560U
78
Pentium G3460
--

Socket

Core i7-6560U
--
Pentium G3460
FCLGA1150

Package

Core i7-6560U
FCBGA-1356
Pentium G3460
FC-LGA12C

Memory Type

Core i7-6560U
DDR4-2133 LPDDR3-1866 and DDR3L-1600
Pentium G3460
DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

ECC Support

Core i7-6560U
No
Pentium G3460
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i7-6560U
--
Pentium G3460
Up to 3.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-6560U
--
Pentium G3460
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-6560U
Mobile
Pentium G3460
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-6560U
Yes
Pentium G3460
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-6560U Pentium G3460
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 177 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,400
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-6560U
14 nm
Pentium G3460
22 nm

Die Area

Core i7-6560U
--
Pentium G3460
177 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-6560U
--
Pentium G3460
1,400

Manufacturer

Core i7-6560U
Intel
Pentium G3460
Intel

Technology

Core i7-6560U
CMOS
Pentium G3460
--

Word Size

Core i7-6560U
64-bit
Pentium G3460
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-6560U
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium G3460
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-6560U Pentium G3460
GPU Iris Graphics 540 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 48 --

GPU

Core i7-6560U
Iris Graphics 540
Pentium G3460
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-6560U
Intel
Pentium G3460
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-6560U
1050 MHz
Pentium G3460
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-6560U
48
Pentium G3460
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-6560U Pentium G3460
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64