Intel Atom x7425E vs Intel Core i7-6500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x7425E and Intel Core i7-6500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom x7425E

Intel Core i7-6500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x7425E

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1933 vs 1691
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5556 vs 3280

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 1 September 2015
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1933 vs 1691
PassMark - CPU mark	5556 vs 3280

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x7425E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1933

1691

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5556

3280

Name	Intel Atom x7425E	Intel Core i7-6500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1933	1691
PassMark - CPU mark	5556	3280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		52.491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		21.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4095
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4095

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x7425E	Intel Core i7-6500U
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$58	$393
Place in performance rating	1284	1307
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		i7-6500U
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		99 mm
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x1916
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® HD Graphics 520
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 VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
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)