Intel Core i7-6650U processor review

Core i7-6650U processor released by Intel; release date: 1 September 2015. At the time of release, the processor cost $415. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Skylake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.40 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1356. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1.05 GHz, maximum video memory size - 32 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

1777

PassMark
CPU mark

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156834

3540

Geekbench 4
Single Core

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5311

778

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

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This CPU

36691

1801

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

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97.640 mPixels/s

39.464 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

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741.453 Frames/s

313.607 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

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4.623 Frames/s

2.063 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

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49.002 Frames/s

26.013 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

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218.231 mHash/s

43.091 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

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9047 Frames

2244 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

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7128 Frames

1727 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

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12887 Frames

3428 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

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9047.000 Fps

2244.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

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7128.000 Fps

1727.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

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This CPU

12887.000 Fps

3428.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1777
PassMark - CPU mark	3540
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	778
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	39.464 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	313.607 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	2.063 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	26.013 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	43.091 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	2244 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	1727 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3428 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	2244.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	1727.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3428.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel Iris Graphics 540

Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Pipelines	48
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Transistor count	189 million

Games performance

1. League of Legends (2019)
2. World of Tanks enCore (2018)
3. X-Plane 11.11 (2018)
4. Dishonored 2 (2016)
5. Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)
6. Titanfall 2 (2016)
7. Farming Simulator 17 (2016)
8. Battlefield 1 (2016)
9. Mafia 3 (2016)
10. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)
11. Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
12. Overwatch (2016)
13. Doom (2016)
14. Ashes of the Singularity (2016)
15. Hitman 2016 (2016)
16. The Division (2016)
17. Far Cry Primal (2016)
18. XCOM 2 (2016)
19. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

20. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
21. Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
22. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
23. Fallout 4 (2015)
24. Anno 2205 (2015)
25. World of Warships (2015)
26. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)
27. The Witcher 3 (2015)
28. Dirt Rally (2015)
29. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
30. Sims 4 (2014)
31. Thief (2014)
32. Battlefield 4 (2013)
33. Metro: Last Light (2013)
34. BioShock Infinite (2013)
35. Tomb Raider (2013)
36. Crysis 3 (2013)
37. Diablo III (2012)
38. World of Warcraft (2005)

League of Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x720	114.00
Medium, 1920x1080	94.00
High, 1920x1080	74.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	71.00

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x768	174.00
Medium, 1920x1080	24.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	9.50

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x720	23.60
Medium, 1920x1080	16.90
High, 1920x1080	13.60

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720

17.30

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Low, 1280x720	30.00
Medium, 1366x768	27.30

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	55.30
Medium, 1366x768	38.60
High, 1920x1080	14.30

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	112.00
Medium, 1366x768	76.00
High, 1920x1080	30.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.10

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	43.40
Medium, 1366x768	25.30
High, 1920x1080	12.60

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x720

11.30

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x720

18.60

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x720	35.00
Medium, 1366x768	20.50

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720	63.10
Medium, 1366x768	43.80
High, 1920x1080	20.10

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x720

31.50

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x768

13.30

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	15.60
Medium, 1366x768	13.80
High, 1920x1080	7.60

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x720	24.80
Medium, 1366x768	12.90

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720	22.00
Medium, 1920x1080	11.00
High, 1920x1080	8.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	22.80
Medium, 1920x1080	7.80

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768	23.70
Medium, 1366x768	16.10

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768	41.70
Medium, 1366x768	25.80
High, 1920x1080	15.15
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.30

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x768

5.05

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x768	40.20
Medium, 1366x768	22.90

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x720

23.20

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	37.70
Medium, 1366x768	20.65
High, 1920x1080	9.05

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768	99.35
Medium, 1366x768	73.30
High, 1920x1080	33.50

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720	65.20
Medium, 1366x768	46.90
High, 1920x1080	29.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	26.85

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	18.75
Medium, 1366x768	12.00

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768	149.00
Medium, 1366x768	36.80
High, 1920x1080	17.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.50

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x768	52.30
Medium, 1366x768	35.20
High, 1920x1080	11.60

Sims 4 (2014)

Ultra, 1920x1080

32.20

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768	23.30
Medium, 1366x768	15.70
High, 1366x768	13.70

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	47.40
Medium, 1366x768	31.75
High, 1366x768	21.35
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.40

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768	42.00
Medium, 1366x768	35.40
High, 1366x768	22.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.25

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	82.00
Medium, 1366x768	46.00
High, 1366x768	39.65
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.30

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768	111.00
Medium, 1366x768	59.60
High, 1366x768	39.85
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.60

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	45.65
Medium, 1366x768	29.90
High, 1366x768	19.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	6.60

Diablo III (2012)

Ultra, 1920x1080

57.00

World of Warcraft (2005)

High, 1280x1024	55.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	24.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$415
Place in performance rating	999
Processor Number	i7-6650U
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	2
Number of threads	4

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x1926
eDRAM	64 MB
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Graphics 540
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi	1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	9.5 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	42x24x1.3
Sockets supported	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Intel Core i7-6650U processor review

Benchmarks

Integrated graphics – Intel Iris Graphics 540

Technical info

Games performance

League of Legends (2019)

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Mafia 3 (2016)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Overwatch (2016)

Doom (2016)

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Hitman 2016 (2016)

The Division (2016)

Far Cry Primal (2016)

XCOM 2 (2016)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Fallout 4 (2015)

Anno 2205 (2015)

World of Warships (2015)

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Dirt Rally (2015)

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Sims 4 (2014)

Thief (2014)

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Metro: Last Light (2013)

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Tomb Raider (2013)

Crysis 3 (2013)

Diablo III (2012)

World of Warcraft (2005)

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Performance

Memory

Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Graphics image quality

Graphics API support

Compatibility

Peripherals

Security & Reliability

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization

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