Intel Core i7-7660U

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 7000U
Family
Intel Core i7
Generation
7
Name
Intel Core i7-7660U
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
48
Generation
9.5
GPU Frequency
300 MHz
GPU name
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
GPU Turbo
1050 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
32 GB
Release date
Q2/2016
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)
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
PCIe lanes
12
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

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

Technical details

Architecture
Kaby Lake U
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
4 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q4/2016
Socket
BGA 1356
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-7660U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

313 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

305 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

250 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

413 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

55 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

624 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-7660U 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.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

709

Intel Core i7-7660U

731

Intel Core i5-3570

731

Intel Core i5-3570K

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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1759

Intel Core i7-7660U

1978

Intel Core i5-7200U

1967

AMD Phenom II X4 955

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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.

170

Intel Core i7-7660U

171

Intel Core i3-8350K

171

Intel Core i7-7567U

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.

405

Intel Core i7-7660U

414

Intel Core i5-6400T

413

Intel Core i3-6320

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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.

906

Intel Core i7-7660U

908

Intel Core i7-4770

907

Intel Celeron G5905

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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.

2088

Intel Core i7-7660U

2091

AMD FX-6350

2091

Intel Pentium G4620

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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 i7-7660U

806 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-5350H

806 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-5575R

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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.

4240

Intel Core i7-7660U

4257

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

4246

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

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.

8693

Intel Core i7-7660U

8888

Intel Core i5-4570R

8875

Intel Core i5-6442EQ

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.

1.92

Intel Core i7-7660U

1.93

Intel Core i5-8300H

1.93

Intel Core i5-7600T

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.

4.44

Intel Core i7-7660U

4.57

Intel Core i7-7600U

4.51

Intel Core i5-6400T

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

39.6

Intel Core i7-7660U

40.7

Intel Core i7-7700HQ

40.7

Intel Core i7-7820HQ

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.

5613

Intel Core i7-7660U

5648

Intel Core i5-7287U

5636

AMD Athlon II X4 860K

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark