Intel N95 vs Intel Core i7-6500U

Comparative analysis of Intel N95 and Intel Core i7-6500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 N95

Intel Core i7-6500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N95

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.40 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: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1931 vs 1694
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5360 vs 3277

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931 vs 1694
PassMark - CPU mark	5360 vs 3277

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6500U

2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB

Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N95
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1931

1694

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5360

3277

Name	Intel N95	Intel Core i7-6500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931	1694
PassMark - CPU mark	5360	3277
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 N95	Intel Core i7-6500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'23	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1301	1299
Processor Number	N95	i7-6500U
Series	Intel Processor N-series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$393
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		99 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D2	0x1916
Execution Units	16
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz	1.05 GHz
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 HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz	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	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	42mm X 24mm
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		2.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCBGA1356
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	12
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
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
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
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™)