Intel Core i7-6560U

Intel Core i7-6560U
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Core i7-6560U is a processor that was once commonly found in many mobile devices. It belongs to the Skylake U architecture and was manufactured using the 14 nm process, which gave it good energy efficiency for laptops. What was particularly noticeable at the time was the integrated Intel Iris Graphics 540.

It offered remarkable graphics performance for a mobile processor. You could not only watch videos smoothly, but also enjoy some lighter games.
  • High energy efficiency
  • Integrated Intel Iris Graphics 540
  • Solid performance for everyday tasks
  • Ideal for mobile devices
With its maximum memory capacity of 30 GB/s and the 4 MB Level 3 cache, the Intel Core i7-6560U performed its tasks reliably.

For everyday applications such as surfing, word processing, or emails, this processor still offers solid performance today. It is remarkable how well it is suited for many basic computer tasks. It may no longer be a performance miracle for demanding new software, but it continues to perform well for what it was intended for.

A robust chip for everyday use in slim devices.

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 479 / 834
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 535 / 832
In segment Notebook
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
1,091
Intel Core i7-4930MX
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
1,087
Intel Core i7-6560U
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
1,084
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
1,082
Intel Core i5-7300U
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
1,082
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-4600M
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
2,132
Intel Core i7-6500U
2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
2,132
Intel Core i7-6560U
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
2,122
Intel Core i5-4330M
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
2,113
Intel Core i5-6267U
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
2,108
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
818
Intel Core i5-4310M
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
817
Intel Core i7-6560U
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
816
Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
814
Intel Core i3-L13G4
5C / 5T · 2.80 GHz
814
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i3-7167U
2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
1,720
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
1,718
Intel Core i7-6560U
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
1,708
Intel Core i5-4210M
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
1,697
Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
1,693
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-1030G4
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
806
Intel Core i5-1035G4
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
806
Intel Core i7-6560U
Intel Iris Graphics 540
806
Intel Core i5-5257U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100
806
Intel Core i9-12900HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770
794
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

AMD Athlon 220GE
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
136 cb
AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
136 cb
Intel Core i7-6560U
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
135 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
134 cb
Intel Core i5-7Y57
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
134 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Celeron J4115
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
281 cb
Intel Core i5-6300U
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
281 cb
Intel Core i7-6560U
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
280 cb
Intel Core i5-3380M
2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
277 cb
AMD FX-9830P
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
276 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i 6000U (20)
ArchitectureSkylake U
Technology14 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketBGA 1356
Generation6
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i7-7560U
Q4/2016

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 2x
Frequency: 2.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 2.60 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache4.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel Iris Graphics 540
GPU frequency0.30 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader48 / 384
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ3/2015

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR3-1866
DDR4-2133
29.9 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory32 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down9.5 W
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ3/2015
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Core i7-6560U
Intel Core i7-6560U
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