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Intel Core i7-5600U
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core i7-5600U
Brand: Intel
Rating: 3.8 (21 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-05-05

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i7-5600U is a processor based on the Broadwell U architecture. It was manufactured using the then-advanced 14-nanometer process. This manufacturing process was an important step for mobile chips. Designed specifically for laptops and Ultrabooks, it offers a good balance of performance and energy efficiency.

This makes it an interesting choice for everyday applications even today. The integrated Intel HD Graphics 5500 unit is sufficient for many tasks. It easily handles internet browsing, office work, and media playback. With 4 MB of Level 3 cache, the processor also ensures solid system responsiveness.

We were quite impressed with how reliably it still runs older software. It consistently delivers constant performance. This chip is an absolutely reliable option for systems. Especially when efficient everyday tasks are in the foreground or economical operation is a priority. The Intel Core i7-5600U is aimed at users who value efficiency and reliability.

It provides a solid foundation for daily use.

Efficient thanks to 14nm Broadwell U architecture
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 5500
Good balance of performance and energy efficiency
Solid system responsiveness through 4 MB L3-Cache

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 520 / 834
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank 552 / 832
In segment Notebook

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

1,020

4C / 8T · 3.40 GHz

1,014

2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

1,009

2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz

1,007

4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz

1,007

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

2,021

4C / 8T · 2.50 GHz

2,020

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

2,004

2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

2,002

2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

1,986

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz

306 cb

2C / 4T · 4.20 GHz

306 cb

2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

305 cb

2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz

302 cb

2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

302 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz

701

4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz

701

2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

699

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

698

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

698

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz

641 cb

4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

634 cb

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

632 cb

4C / 8T · 3.20 GHz

612 cb

4C / 4T · 2.20 GHz

604 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

1,806

4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

1,798

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

1,796

2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz

1,795

2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz

1,794

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel HD Graphics 4600

368

Intel HD Graphics 4600

368

Intel HD Graphics 5500

365

Intel HD Graphics 630

365

Intel UHD Graphics 615

365

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

952

2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz

937

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

912

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

898

2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz

875

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

132 cb

2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz

132 cb

2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

131 cb

2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz

130 cb

4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz

130 cb

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

334 cb

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

331 cb

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

329 cb

2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

328 cb

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

327 cb

More benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group	Intel Core i 5000U (16)
Architecture	Broadwell U
Technology	14 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket	BGA 1168
Generation	5
Predecessor
Successor	Intel Core i7-6600U Q3/2015

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	2 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	normal
Cores:	2x
Frequency:	2.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	3.10 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache	4.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 5500
GPU frequency	0.30 - 0.95 GHz
CUs / Shader	24 / 192
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	16 GB
Technology	14 nm
Release date	Q1/2015

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	16 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth	6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q1/2015
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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