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Core i7-6560U vs i7-7660U


Description
The i7-6560U is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-7660U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6560U gets a score of 107 k points while the i7-7660U gets 132.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7660U is 1.2 times faster than the i7-6560U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
806e9
Core
Skylake-U
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
4096 kB
Date
September 2015
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
52.96k points
57.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
107.01k points
132.81k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-6560U
i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.21k
22.46k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
19.25k
19.29k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.41k
4.77k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.09k
10.94k (x1.54)
TOTAL
52.96k
57.46k (x1.08)

Multithread

i7-6560U

i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
44.94k
56.67k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
44.98k
46.95k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.83k
12.36k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.26k
16.84k (x2.69)
TOTAL
107.01k
132.81k (x1.24)

Performance/W
i7-6560U
i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
2996 points/W
3778 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2998 points/W
3130 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
722 points/W
824 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
418 points/W
1122 points/W
TOTAL
7134 points/W
8854 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6560U
i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
6941 points/GHz
5614 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6017 points/GHz
4823 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1377 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2214 points/GHz
2735 points/GHz
TOTAL
16550 points/GHz
14365 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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