Intel Core i7-6650U vs Intel Atom x6425RE

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6650U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom x6425RE
Intel Core i7-6650U Intel Atom x6425RE

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-6650U or Intel Atom x6425RE - 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 i7-6650U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6650U was released in Q3/2015.

The Intel Atom x6425RE has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Atom x6425RE was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Atom (101)
Intel Core i 6000U (20) CPU group Intel Atom x6000 (10)
6 Generation 6
Skylake U Architecture Elkhart Lake
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i7-5650U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6650U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6650U is 2.20 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the Intel Atom x6425RE has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom x6425RE is at 1.90 GHz.

Intel Core i7-6650U Characteristic Intel Atom x6425RE
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.90 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i7-6650U Characteristic Intel Atom x6425RE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-6650U or Intel Atom x6425RE 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 Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation 11
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 32
384 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 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 Iris Graphics 540 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-6650U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Intel Atom x6425RE supports up to 32 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 136.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-6650U Characteristic Intel Atom x6425RE
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 136.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 8
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-6650U is 15 W, while the Intel Atom x6425RE has a TDP of 12 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-6650U Characteristic Intel Atom x6425RE
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
9.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6650U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom x6425RE is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 1.50 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-6650U Characteristic Intel Atom x6425RE
14 nm Technology 10 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
BGA 1356 Socket BGA 1493
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2015 Release date Q1/2021
415 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6650U (100%)
Intel Atom x6425RE (42%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6650U (100%)
Intel Atom x6425RE (69%)

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 i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
820 (100%)
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
437 (53%)

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 i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1846 (100%)
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1445 (78%)

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 i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1092 (100%)
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
334 (31%)

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 i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2146 (100%)
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1021 (48%)

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 i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
Intel Iris Graphics 540 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (100%)
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.40 GHz
213 (26%)

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 i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3650 (100%)
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
2935 (80%)

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 i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
144 (100%)
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 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 i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
300 (100%)
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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