Intel Core i7-6660U Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i7-6660U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1356 socket and was released in Q1/2016. The Intel Core i7-6660U scores 783 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,806 points.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i7-6660U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i7-6660U. |
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| Name: | Intel Core i7-6660U |
| Family: | Intel Core i7 |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 6000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 6 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i7-6660U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6660U is 2.40 GHz (3.40 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): | 3.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): | -- |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i7-6660U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-6660U uses the Intel Iris Graphics 540, which has 384 texture shaders and 48 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel Iris Graphics 540 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.30 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.05 GHz |
| Execution units: | 48 |
| Shader: | 384 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 9 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
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): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-1866 |
| Max. Memory: | 32 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 12 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe 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. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | 9.5 W |
| Tjunction max.: | 100 °C |
Technical details
The Intel Core i7-6660U 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 4.00 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: | 4.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Skylake U |
| 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: | Q1/2016 |
| Release price: | 415 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-6660U 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.
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.
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Intel Core i7-6660U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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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.|
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Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6660U
Intel Iris Graphics 540 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4570R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.25 GHz |
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