Intel Core i7-7600U vs Intel Core i7-6560U

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,041

Rank #841

vs
4,972

Rank #897

5,041
4,972

Core i7-7600U wins by 1.4% (Rank #841 vs #897)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,349

Rank #691

vs
5,232

Rank #778

5,349
5,232

Core i7-7600U wins by 2.2% (Rank #691 vs #778)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,578

Rank #1,119

vs
4,582

Rank #1,113

4,578
4,582

Core i7-6560U wins by 0.1% (Rank #1119 vs #1113)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,568

Rank #1,083

vs
4,559

Rank #1,120

4,568
4,559

Core i7-7600U wins by 0.2% (Rank #1083 vs #1120)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,537

Rank #1,121

vs
4,525

Rank #1,186

4,537
4,525

Core i7-7600U wins by 0.3% (Rank #1121 vs #1186)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,583

Rank #1,006

vs
4,595

Rank #975

4,583
4,595

Core i7-6560U wins by 0.3% (Rank #1006 vs #975)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7600U Core i7-6560U Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
4
4
0%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
2,200 MHz
+21.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,900 MHz
3,200 MHz
+17.9%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,900 MHz
3,100 MHz
+20.5%
Clock Multiplier
28x
22x
+21.4%
L1 Cache
128 KB
128 KB
0%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
1 MiB
0%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
4 MiB
0%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
32 GB
0%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
32 GB/s
0%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
15 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-7600U Core i7-6560U
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core Core
Series i7-7600 i7-6000
Model Number i7-7600U i7-6560U
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake Skylake
Core Name Kaby Lake U Skylake
Core Family 6 6
Core Model 142 78
Package FCBGA-1356 FCBGA-1356
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR4-2133 LPDDR3-1866 and DDR3L-1600
ECC Support No No
Market Segment Mobile Mobile
Release Price $393.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Core i7-6560U
Intel

Family

Core i7-7600U
Core
Core i7-6560U
Core

Series

Core i7-7600U
i7-7600
Core i7-6560U
i7-6000

Model Number

Core i7-7600U
i7-7600U
Core i7-6560U
i7-6560U

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7600U
Kaby Lake
Core i7-6560U
Skylake

Core Name

Core i7-7600U
Kaby Lake U
Core i7-6560U
Skylake

Core Family

Core i7-7600U
6
Core i7-6560U
6

Core Model

Core i7-7600U
142
Core i7-6560U
78

Package

Core i7-7600U
FCBGA-1356
Core i7-6560U
FCBGA-1356

Memory Type

Core i7-7600U
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Core i7-6560U
DDR4-2133 LPDDR3-1866 and DDR3L-1600

ECC Support

Core i7-7600U
No
Core i7-6560U
No

Market Segment

Core i7-7600U
Mobile
Core i7-6560U
Mobile

Release Price

Core i7-7600U
$393.00
Core i7-6560U
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7600U
Yes
Core i7-6560U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7600U Core i7-6560U
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Core i7-7600U
14 nm
Core i7-6560U
14 nm

Manufacturer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Core i7-6560U
Intel

Technology

Core i7-7600U
CMOS
Core i7-6560U
CMOS

Word Size

Core i7-7600U
64-bit
Core i7-6560U
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7600U
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-6560U
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7600U Core i7-6560U
GPU HD Graphics 620 Iris Graphics 540
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1150 MHz 1050 MHz
Execution Units 24 48

GPU

Core i7-7600U
HD Graphics 620
Core i7-6560U
Iris Graphics 540

GPU Designer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Core i7-6560U
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7600U
1150 MHz
Core i7-6560U
1050 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-7600U
24
Core i7-6560U
48

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7600U Core i7-6560U
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SBA
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64