Intel Core i5-6440HQ vs Intel Core i7-6500U

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Intel Core i5-6440HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-6500U
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i7-6500U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-6440HQ and the Intel Core i7-6500U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-6440HQ 4 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the Intel Core i7-6500U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2015.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Core i 6000H (15) CPU group Intel Core i 6000U (20)
6 Generation 6
Skylake H Architecture Skylake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel Core i5-7440HQ Successor Intel Core i7-7500U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-6440HQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-6500U clocks with 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-6440HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-6500U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-6440HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-6500U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
9 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 24
192 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-6440HQ, while the Intel Core i7-6500U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-6440HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-6500U
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-2133
64 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-6440HQ has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-6500U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-6440HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-6500U
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6440HQ has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-6500U is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-6440HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-6500U
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1440 Socket BGA 1356
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2015 Release date Q3/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
860 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
767 (89%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2897 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1795 (62%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1106 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1070 (97%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3077 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2132 (69%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 0.95 GHz
365 (90%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
5106 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3278 (64%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
144 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
132 (92%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
546 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
302 (55%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
801 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1858 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
282 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
699 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1156.4 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
282 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
834 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i7-6500U
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