Intel Core i7-6660U vs Intel Core i3-13300HRE

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Intel Core i7-6660U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-13300HRE
Intel Core i7-6660U Intel Core i3-13300HRE

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-6660U or Intel Core i3-13300HRE - 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 i7-6660U 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 i7-6660U was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Core i3-13300HRE has 8 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-13300HRE was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Core i 6000U (20) CPU group Intel Core i 13000H (26)
6 Generation 13
Skylake U Architecture Raptor Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-7660U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6660U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz). The Intel Core i3-13300HRE has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Intel Core i7-6660U Characteristic Intel Core i3-13300HRE
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz) A-Core 2.10 GHz (4.60 GHz)
4x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.90 GHz (3.40 GHz)
4x Gracemont

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 i7-6660U Characteristic Intel Core i3-13300HRE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Graphics 540 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
9 GPU Generation 13
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 48
384 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
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 Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 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
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 i7-6660U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-13300HRE can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-6660U Characteristic Intel Core i3-13300HRE
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
12 PCIe lanes 28
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 110.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-6660U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i3-13300HRE is 45 W.

Intel Core i7-6660U Characteristic Intel Core i3-13300HRE
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up 65 W
9.5 W TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6660U has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-13300HRE cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-6660U Characteristic Intel Core i3-13300HRE
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, AVX2, AVX2+
BGA 1356 Socket BGA 1744
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q1/2023
415 $ Release price 345 $
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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 i7-6660U Intel Core i7-6660U
Intel Iris Graphics 540 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (81%)
Intel Core i3-13300HRE Intel Core i3-13300HRE
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.30 GHz
998 (100%)

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 i7-6660U Intel Core i7-6660U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
820 (100%)
Intel Core i3-13300HRE Intel Core i3-13300HRE
8C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-6660U Intel Core i7-6660U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1896 (100%)
Intel Core i3-13300HRE Intel Core i3-13300HRE
8C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-6660U Intel Core i7-6660U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1092 (100%)
Intel Core i3-13300HRE Intel Core i3-13300HRE
8C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-6660U Intel Core i7-6660U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2197 (100%)
Intel Core i3-13300HRE Intel Core i3-13300HRE
8C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-6660U Intel Core i7-6660U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
3720 (100%)
Intel Core i3-13300HRE Intel Core i3-13300HRE
8C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-6660U Intel Core i3-13300HRE
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