Intel Celeron 6305E vs Intel Core i7-6600U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 6305E and Intel Core i7-6600U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 6305E

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
L1 cache 160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2.5 MB vs 512 KB
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 32 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6600U

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1795 vs 1176
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3431 vs 2008
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1795 vs 1176
PassMark - CPU mark 3431 vs 2008

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 6305E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6600U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1176
1795
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2008
3431
Name Intel Celeron 6305E Intel Core i7-6600U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1176 1795
PassMark - CPU mark 2008 3431
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 691
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1517
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 46.028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.932
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2154

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron 6305E Intel Core i7-6600U

Essentials

Architecture codename Tiger Lake Skylake
Launch date Q4'20 1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $107 $393
Place in performance rating 2070 2076
Processor Number 6305E i7-6600U
Series Intel Celeron Processor 6000 Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s 4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache 160 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2.5 MB 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm SuperFin 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100C 100°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Operating Temperature Range 0°C to 100°C
Die size 99 mm
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x9A78 0x1916
Execution Units 48
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 520
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680x4320@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 46.5x25 42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1449 FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.80 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available

Security & Reliability

Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1