Intel Core i7-6560U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 670

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6560U CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
Intel Core i7-6560U Qualcomm Snapdragon 670

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-6560U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-6560U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6560U was released in Q3/2015.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 was released in Q3/2018.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 6000U (20) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 (1)
6 Generation 6
Skylake U Architecture Kryo 360
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-7560U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6560U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6560U is 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i7-6560U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Kryo 360 Gold
-- B-Core 1.70 GHz
6x Kryo 360 Silver

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 i7-6560U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-6560U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Graphics 540 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 615
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
9 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 0
48 Compute units --
384 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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 Iris Graphics 540 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 615
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-6560U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-6560U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR4X-3733
32 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-6560U is 15 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-6560U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
9.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6560U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-6560U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1356 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2015 Release date Q3/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 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 i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
816 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
333 (41%)

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 i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1708 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1234 (72%)

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 i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1084 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
375 (35%)

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 i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2122 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1284 (61%)

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 i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
Intel Iris Graphics 540 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
Qualcomm Adreno 615 @ 0.70 GHz
358 (44%)

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 i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
3318 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2491 (75%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
175698 (100%)

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 i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
135 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
280 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
3 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-6560U Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
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