Intel Core i7-6650U

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Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 6000U
Family
Intel Core i7
Generation
6
Name
Intel Core i7-6650U
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
2
CPU Threads
4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
2.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
48
Generation
9
GPU Frequency
300 MHz
GPU name
Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU Turbo
1050 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
32 GB
Release date
Q3/2015
Shader
384
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
32 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-1866
PCIe lanes
12
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
100 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
15 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
9.5 W
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Skylake U
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
4.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2015
Socket
BGA 1356
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6650U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

461 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

718 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

637 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

787 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

364 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

298 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

496 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

301 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

515 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

753 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-6650U with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

144

Intel Core i7-6650U

145

Intel Core i7-4790

145

Intel Core i7-4790S

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

300

Intel Core i7-6650U

302

AMD A8-3870K

302

Intel Core i7-6500U

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

794

Intel Core i7-6650U

799

Intel Core i7-7500U

796

MediaTek Dimensity 1000

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1846

Intel Core i7-6650U

1883

Intel Core i3-4340

1880

Intel Core i3-4370

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

806 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-6650U

806 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-5350H

806 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-5575R

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3589

Intel Core i7-6650U

3597

Intel Core i5-4690

3597

Intel Core i5-4690S

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

6422

Intel Core i7-6650U

6485

Intel Core i7-5650U

6482

Intel Core i3-7167U

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.63

Intel Core i7-6650U

1.64

Intel Core i5-7260U

1.64

Intel Core i7-6600U

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

3.3

Intel Core i7-6650U

3.31

Intel Core i3-3220

3.31

Intel Core i3-3225

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

4320

Intel Core i7-6650U

4328

Intel Core i5-4278U

4326

Intel Core i7-3687U

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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