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Intel Core i7-6500U vs Google Tensor G2
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-6500U
75 %
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
Google Tensor G2
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-6500U
64 %
2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
Google Tensor G2
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-6500U
72 %
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
Google Tensor G2
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-6500U
57 %
2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
Google Tensor G2
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i7-6500U
58 %
Intel HD Graphics 520
Google Tensor G2
100 %
ARM Mali-G710 MP7
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1,927 entries
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Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
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Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
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FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
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AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries
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PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
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Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
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Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
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AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-6500U | Google Tensor G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | Google Tensor (5) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 6000U (20) | Google Tensor G2 (1) |
| Architecture | Skylake U | G2 |
| Technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | BGA 1356 | |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i7-5500U | Google Tensor |
| Successor | Intel Core i7-7500U |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-6500U | Google Tensor G2 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x 2.50 - 3.10 GHz |
2x Cortex-X1 2.85 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 2x Cortex-A78 2.35 GHz |
|
| Core Cluster 3: | 4x Cortex-A55 1.80 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 8.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-6500U | Google Tensor G2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 520 | ARM Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.05 GHz | 0.90 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 7 / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q2/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-6500U | Google Tensor G2 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Google Tensor AI | |
| AI specifications | Google Edge TPU @ 4 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-6500U | Google Tensor G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-2133 (34.1 GB/s) | LPDDR5-5500 (53.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 12 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 11.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-6500U | Google Tensor G2 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 10 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
|
Wischen
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Intel Core i7-6500U | Google Tensor G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Android |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q4/2022 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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