Intel Core i7-6600U
Benchmarks & Specs

The Intel Core i7-6600U is a mobile processor and belongs to the 6th generation of the Intel Core i7 series and comes from the Intel Core i 6000U CPU group. The processor uses a motherboard with the BGA 1356 socket, it has 2 cores with 4 threads. The processor was released in Q3 2015 with a retail price of $393.

The processor is based on a normal core architecture and supports Hyperthreading/SMT. The base clock frequency is 2.60 GHz, the turbo clock frequency with one core is 3.40 GHz and the turbo clock frequency with 2 cores is 3.00 GHz.

The processor has an integrated graphics (iGPU) called Intel HD Graphics 520. The graphics clock frequency for the integrated graphics is 0.30 GHz, the maximum turbo clock frequency is 1.05 GHz. The graphics unit has 24 execution units and 192 shaders, with a maximum memory of 32 GB you can use it with a maximum of 3 screens. The integrated graphics comes from the 9th generation and is supported with DirectX 12 and was manufactured in 14 nm.

The Intel Core i7-6600U can decode and encode h265/HEVC (8-bit), h264, VP8, AVC and JPEG and decode h265/HEVC (10-bit), VP9, VC-1.

The supported memory types of the processor are DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM, DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM and LPDDR3-1866. The processor has 2 memory channels (dual channel) and supports AES-NI encryption. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) can be configured between 7.5W and 25W, the parameter PL1 is 15W. The maximum temperature is 100°C.

The chip design is monolithic and the L3 cache is 4.00 MB. The processor is based on the Skylake U architecture. Windows 10 and Linux are supported as operating systems.

The Intel Core i7-6600U gets 692 points in the Geekbench 5 (64bit, single-core) test, in Geekbench 5 (64bit, multi-core) it gets 1,513 points.

• Energy Efficiency
• Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520
• Reliable performance for everyday tasks
• 4 MB L3-Cache