Intel Core i7 6500U vs Intel Core 7 253PQE
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Bartlett Lake
Processor Number
i7-6500U
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 520
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
-
Core 7 (Bartlett Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
1.7 billions
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Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
15 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
-
Performance Core Threads
4
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
5.7 GHz
Total Core Count
2
10
Total Thread Count
4
20
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
33 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
35.0
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1650 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
Execution Units
-
32
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
719
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Cinebench R23
2,072
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Geekbench 6
1,027
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Geekbench 5
742
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Geekbench 6
2,074
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Geekbench 5
1,655
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Blender
22
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Passmark CPU
1,695
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Passmark CPU
3,261
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