Intel U300 vs Intel Core i7-6770HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel U300 and Intel Core i7-6770HQ 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 U300

Intel Core i7-6770HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel U300

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 5 vs 4
Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 56% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3413 vs 1951
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9309 vs 7116

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 24 January 2016
Number of cores	5 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3413 vs 1951
PassMark - CPU mark	9309 vs 7116

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6770HQ

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
209715.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
786432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of threads	8 vs 6
L2 cache	1 MB vs 1.25MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB vs 8MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel U300
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6770HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3413

1951

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9309

7116

Name	Intel U300	Intel Core i7-6770HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	3413	1951
PassMark - CPU mark	9309	7116
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		880
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3560
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.513
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3811
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		7128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		12520
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3811
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		7128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		12520

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel U300	Intel Core i7-6770HQ
Essentials
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	24 January 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$434
Place in performance rating	450	440
Architecture codename		Skylake
Price now		$1,001.88
Processor Number		i7-6770HQ
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.86
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1200 MHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1.25MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	8MB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	5	4
Number of threads	6	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1744	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x193B
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 580
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		Up to 4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)