Intel Core i7-6660U vs Intel Intel Atom x5-Z8550

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,036

Rank #847

vs
3,891

Rank #1,970

5,036
3,891

Core i7-6660U wins by 22.7% (Rank #847 vs #1970)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,284

Rank #740

vs
3,584

Rank #1,982

5,284
3,584

Core i7-6660U wins by 32.2% (Rank #740 vs #1982)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,665

Rank #1,009

vs
4,351

Rank #1,577

4,665
4,351

Core i7-6660U wins by 6.7% (Rank #1009 vs #1577)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,562

Rank #1,107

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,539

Rank #1,105

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,613

Rank #927

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-6660U Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
4
4
0%
Base Frequency
2,400 MHz
1,440 MHz
+40%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,400 MHz
2,400 MHz
+29.4%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
24x
--
L1 Cache
128 KB
--
L2 Cache
1 MiB
2 MiB
-75%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
0 MiB
+100%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
32 GB
8 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
--
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-6660U Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core Atom
Series i7-6000 Z8000
Model Number i7-6660U x5-Z8550
Microarchitecture Skylake Airmont
Core Name Skylake Cherry
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 78 --
Package FCBGA-1356 --
Memory Type DDR4-2133 LPDDR3-1866 and DDR3L-1600 --
ECC Support No --
Market Segment Mobile Mobile
Release Price $415.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-6660U
Intel
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Intel

Family

Core i7-6660U
Core
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Atom

Series

Core i7-6660U
i7-6000
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Z8000

Model Number

Core i7-6660U
i7-6660U
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
x5-Z8550

Microarchitecture

Core i7-6660U
Skylake
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Airmont

Core Name

Core i7-6660U
Skylake
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Cherry

Core Family

Core i7-6660U
6
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
--

Core Model

Core i7-6660U
78
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
--

Package

Core i7-6660U
FCBGA-1356
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
--

Memory Type

Core i7-6660U
DDR4-2133 LPDDR3-1866 and DDR3L-1600
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
--

ECC Support

Core i7-6660U
No
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
--

Market Segment

Core i7-6660U
Mobile
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Mobile

Release Price

Core i7-6660U
$415.00
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-6660U
Yes
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-6660U Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-6660U
14 nm
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
14 nm

Manufacturer

Core i7-6660U
Intel
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Intel

Technology

Core i7-6660U
CMOS
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
CMOS

Word Size

Core i7-6660U
64-bit
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-6660U
x86-64 (x86)
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-6660U Intel Atom x5-Z8550
GPU Iris Graphics 540 HD Graphics 400
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz 600 MHz
Execution Units 48 --

GPU

Core i7-6660U
Iris Graphics 540
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
HD Graphics 400

GPU Designer

Core i7-6660U
Intel
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-6660U
1050 MHz
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
600 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-6660U
48
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-6660U Intel Atom x5-Z8550
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
BPT
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
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