Core i7-6600U
Performance
Description
The Core i7-6600U is a cpu manufactured by Intel that was released on September 2015. This model has 2 Skylake-U cores with HyperThreading, runs at 2600 MHz as base frequency and has a a thermal design power of 15 W.
Sky Lake is also known as 6th generation Core. Include Thunderbolt 3.0, SATA Express and Iris Pro graphics with DirectX 12. It uses LGA 1151 socket for mainstream models and LGA 2066 for X-Series. Sky Lake comes with AVX2 support in all mainstreams CPUs and AVX-512 in some high end models.
Sky Lake is also known as 6th generation Core. Include Thunderbolt 3.0, SATA Express and Iris Pro graphics with DirectX 12. It uses LGA 1151 socket for mainstream models and LGA 2066 for X-Series. Sky Lake comes with AVX2 support in all mainstreams CPUs and AVX-512 in some high end models.
Specs
Official name
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz
CPUID
406e3
Core
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
2/4
TDP
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
Release date
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
39.13k points
Mean multithread perf.
77.5k points
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
2.75k
5.23k (x1.9)
Test#2 (FP)
12.23k
25k (x2.0)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.9k
8.98k (x2.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.61k
4.73k (x0.8)
TOTAL
24.48k
43.95k (x1.8)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
7.25k
15.5k (x2.1)
Test#2 (FP)
10.42k
25.33k (x2.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.55k
6.22k (x2.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.38k
3.92k (x1.2)
TOTAL
23.6k
50.97k (x2.2)
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
9.83k
15.88k (x1.6)
Test#2 (FP)
13.96k
24.74k (x1.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.21k
6.75k (x2.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.08k
3.92k (x1.0)
TOTAL
31.07k
51.29k (x1.7)
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
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
17.84k
32.73k (x1.8)
Test#2 (FP)
14.05k
31.74k (x2.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.08k
7.84k (x2.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.16k
5.2k (x1.2)
TOTAL
39.13k
77.5k (x2.0)
Computers where this CPU was tested
RAM models tested along with this CPU
Model
Type
Frequency
Size
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.
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) [% vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [% vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]
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.
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) [% vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [% vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]
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Mode FPU monothread [24.48k points]
Mode FPU multithread [43.95k points]
Mode AVX2 monothread [39.13k points]
Mode AVX2 multithread [77.5k points]
Mode FPU monothread [21.84k points -10.78%]
Mode FPU multithread [42.62k points -3.03%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [42k points +7.33%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [90.89k points +17.27%]
Mode FPU monothread [18.21k points -25.64%]
Mode FPU multithread [39.24k points -10.72%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [30.73k points -21.46%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [69.94k points -9.76%]
Mode FPU monothread [18.86k points -22.98%]
Mode FPU multithread [37.05k points -15.70%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [33.38k points -14.69%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [79.6k points +2.71%]
Mode FPU monothread [22.1k points -9.72%]
Mode FPU multithread [43.67k points -0.64%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [40.41k points +3.27%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [82.89k points +6.96%]
Mode FPU monothread [16.77k points -31.49%]
Mode FPU multithread [30.39k points -30.85%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [30.66k points -21.64%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [67.91k points -12.37%]
Mode FPU monothread [17.76k points -27.47%]
Mode FPU multithread [32.61k points -25.79%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [31.81k points -18.70%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [68.69k points -11.37%]
Mode FPU monothread [18.71k points -23.58%]
Mode FPU multithread [35.09k points -20.15%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [33.02k points -15.60%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [66.14k points -14.65%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [44.15k points +12.83%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [81.79k points +5.53%]
Mode FPU monothread [18.04k points -26.33%]
Mode FPU multithread [34.61k points -21.25%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [33.63k points -14.04%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [73.15k points -5.61%]
Mode FPU monothread [24.37k points -0.45%]
Mode FPU multithread [51.09k points +16.26%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [46.25k points +18.19%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [97.52k points +25.83%]
FPU mode comparison
Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
2.75k
This model
Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
5.23k
This model
Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
12.23k
This model
Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
25k
This model
Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
3.9k
This model
Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
8.98k
This model
Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
5.61k
This model
Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
4.73k
This model
SSE mode comparison
Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
7.25k
This model
Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
15.5k
This model
Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
10.42k
This model
Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
25.33k
This model
Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
2.55k
This model
Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
6.22k
This model
Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
3.38k
This model
Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
3.92k
This model
AVX mode comparison
Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
9.83k
This model
Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
15.88k
This model
Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
13.96k
This model
Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
24.74k
This model
Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
3.21k
This model
Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
6.75k
This model
Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
4.08k
This model
Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
3.92k
This model
AVX2 mode comparison
Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
17.84k
This model
Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
32.73k
This model
Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
14.05k
This model
Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
31.74k
This model
Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
3.08k
This model
Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
7.84k
This model
Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
4.16k
This model
Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-6600U
5.2k
This model
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