Intel Core i5-6300U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i5-6300U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1356 socket and was released in Q3/2015. The Intel Core i5-6300U scores 710 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,364 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Core i5-6300U
Family:	Intel Core i5 (331)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 6000U (20)
Architecture:	Skylake U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Intel Core i5-7300U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-6300U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-6300U is 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	2.60 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-6300U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-6300U uses the Intel HD Graphics 520, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.95 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2015

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

LPDDR3-1866 DDR4-2133 DDR3L-1600	29.9 GB/s 34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth:	11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	25 W
TDP down:	7.5 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6300U is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1356
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q3/2015
Release price:	281 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-6300U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	49
	Intel Core i5-8400T 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	49
	Intel Core i7-4710HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	49
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	46
	Intel Processor N200 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	46
	Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	45
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	44

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz	148
	Intel Pentium Gold 7505 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	142
	AMD Athlon 3000G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	141
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	115
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	107
	Intel Processor N200 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	92
	Intel Core i5-5200U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	88

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 i7-4800MQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	789
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	779
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	779
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	777
	Intel Core i7-4770HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	767
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	764
	Intel Core i7-2600 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	759

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 2 Quad Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1858
	Intel Core i7-6500U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1858
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1844
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1834
	Intel Pentium Silver N6000 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1832
	Intel Core i5-5287U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1827
	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1781

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.


	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	711
	Intel Core i5-6400T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	711
	MediaTek Kompanio 900T 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	711
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	710
	MediaTek MT8188J 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	710
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	710
	Intel Core i5-4590T 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	709

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	1369
	Intel Core i5-670 2C 4T @ 3.46 GHz	1368
	Intel Core i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1366
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1364
	MediaTek Helio P60 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1364
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1363
	AMD Phenom II X4 960T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1362

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 i7-4750HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	971
	MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	970
	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	968
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	967
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	967
	Intel Core i5-6400T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	967
	MediaTek Dimensity 1100 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	966

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.


	HiSilicon Kirin 810 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2035
	AMD EPYC 7351 16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz	2022
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	2022
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	2021
	Intel Core i7-2920XM 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	2020
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2011
	Intel Core i5-2550k 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2010

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 i7-5600U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	305
	AMD Athlon 200GE 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	302
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	302
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	299
	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	298
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	298
	AMD EPYC 7351 16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz	296

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.


	AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	751
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	751
	Intel Core i7-7560U 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	744
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	739
	Intel Core i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	739
	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	735
	Intel Pentium Silver J5040 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	730

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 i3-4130 Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.15 GHz	368
	Intel Core i3-4330 Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz	368
	Intel Core i3-4340 Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz	368
	Intel Core i5-6300U Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 0.95 GHz	365
	MediaTek Dimensity 800U ARM Mali-G57 MP3 @ 0.95 GHz	365
	MediaTek Dimensity 800 ARM Mali-G57 MP3 @ 0.95 GHz	365
	Intel Core i3-6102E Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 0.95 GHz	365

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.


	AMD A10-5750M 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3278
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	3276
	Intel Core i3-10110Y 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	3274
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	3271
	Intel Core i3-4360T 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	3270
	Intel Core i7-960 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3266
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	3260

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 Pentium G4620 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1080.6
	Intel Core i7-6500U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1156.4
	Intel Core i7-7600U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1167.3
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1179.4
	Intel Core i5-7200U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1232.5
	Intel Core i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1327.4
	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	1380.8

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 i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	286
	Intel Core i7-6500U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	282
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	279
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	272
	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	271
	Intel Core i3-2120 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	268
	Intel Core i5-3230M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	254

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.


	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	827
	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	813
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	812
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	811
	Intel Core i3-2130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	811
	Intel Core i5-4200M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	809
	Intel Celeron J4125 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	807

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 i5-4440 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	128
	Intel Core i5-4670T 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	128
	Intel Core i7-2600K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	128
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	127
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	127
	AMD Athlon 200GE 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	127
	Intel Celeron G3950 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	127

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.


	AMD Athlon II X4 760K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	283
	AMD Athlon X4 835 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	283
	Intel Core i3-3210 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	282
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	281
	Intel Celeron J4115 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	281
	Intel Core i7-6560U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	280
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	280

Benchmarks

Description of the processor

The Intel Core i5-6300U is a sixth generation processor from Intels Core i5 family. This is a model from the mobile segment based on the Skylake U architecture. It is manufactured using a 14-nanometer process, in a monolithic chip design, and the official release price is given by AMD as 281 US dollars. The processor was released in the third quarter of 2015 and has a 3.00 megabyte level 3 cache.

The Intel Core i5-6300U consists of 2 physical cores that support Hyperthreading technology, giving the processor 4 computing threads. The base clock of the cores is 2.40 gigahertz and the maximum turbo clock is 3.00 gigahertz. However, the maximum clock rate is only reached when one of the cores is fully utilized. When both cores are utilized, the maximum clock rate is 2.60 gigahertz.

The Intel HD Graphics 520 is the internal graphics unit in the Intel Core i5-6300U. This graphics unit has 24 execution units with 192 shaders and is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. The iGPU was used for the first time in the third quarter of 2015 and it comes from the ninth generation of Intels internal graphics units. The base clock frequency of the graphics unit is 350 megahertz and the maximum dynamic clock of the graphics unit is 950 megahertz. With this, the Intel UHD Graphics 520 achieves an FP32 computing power (single precision) of 365 GigaFLOPS.

The graphics unit can use a maximum of 32 gigabytes of the RAM installed in the system. The processor itself has 2 memory channels and supports up to 32 gigabytes of RAM. A bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s is achieved and the following memory types are officially supported: DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600. However, the Intel Core i5-6300U does not support working memory with automatic error correction (ECC working memory).

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