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Intel Core i5-6350HQ vs Intel Core i5-6300U

Intel Core i5-6350HQ

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The Intel Core i5-6350HQ is a fast quad-core processor for notebooks based on the Skylake architecture and was announced in the beginning of 2016. Besides four CPU cores (no Hyperthreading support), which are clocked at 2.3-3.2 GHz (probable Turbo steps: 4 cores: up to 2.8 GHz, 2 cores: up to 3.0 GHz), the processor also integrates the Iris Pro Graphics P580 as well as a dual-channel memory controller (DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2133). It is manufactured in a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors. 

Compared to the Core i5-6300HQ, the i5-6350HQ does have a much more powerful GPU, but does not support the instruction set extension TSX-NI in return.

Architecture

Intel uses Skylake to replace both Broadwell as well as Haswell and therefore uses one core design for all TDP classes between 4.5-45 Watts. Several improvements of the Skylake architecture include bigger Out-to-Order-Buffer, optimizations for pre-fetching as well as bigger gains by Hyperthreading. However, the changes are small for a "Tock" – a new micro architecture – in general, so the per-MHz performance is only between 5-10 % (compared to Haswell) or less than 5 % higher (compared to Broadwell), respectively.

The Core i5-6350HQ also benefits from the additional eDRAM cache in some cases, which can accelerate memory-heavy applications in particular.

Performance

Depending on the effect of the eDRAM cache, the i5-6350HQ is roughly on par with the i7-4700HQ (Haswell) when you stress up to four cores. If the software does support more cores, however, the Core i5 will fall behind by up to 25 % due to the lack of Hyperthreading. Still, even the most demanding applications and excessive multi-tasking are no problem for the CPU.

Graphics

The integrated GPU with the designation Iris Pro Graphics P580 (also known as "GT4e") represents the fastest version of the Skylake GPU (Intel Gen. 9). 72 Execution Units (EUs) run at 350 up to 900 MHz in this case and allow a performance comparable to a dedicated mainstream chip. The GPU might be able to compete with a GeForce 945M under perfect conditions and it is therefore the fastest iGPU on the market by a pretty big margin. Modern games from 2015/2016 can usually be played smoothly at medium settings. More information about the performance and the features is available on our dedicated page for the Iris Pro Graphics P580.

Power Consumption

According to its TDP of 45 Watts, the chip is primarily designed for bigger notebooks starting with 15-inch screens. The TDP can optionally be reduced to 35 Watts (cTDP down), but this would obviously affect the performance.

Intel Core i5-6300U

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The Intel Core i5-6300U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core SoC based on the Skylake architecture and has been launched in September 2015. The CPU can be found in ultrabooks as well as normal notebooks. In addition to two CPU cores with Hyper-Threading clocked at 2.4 - 3.0 GHz (2 cores: max. 2.9 GHz), the chip also integrates an HD Graphics 520 GPU and a dual-channel DDR4-2133/DDR3L-1600 memory controller. The SoC is manufactured using a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors.

Architecture

Skylake replaces both Haswell and Broadwell and brings the same microarchitecture in every TDP class from 4.5 to 45 W. The extensive improvements of the Skylake design include increased out-of-order buffers, optimized prefetching and branch prediction as well as additional performance gains through Hyper-Threading. Overall, however, performance per clock has been increased by only 5 to 10 percent (compared to Haswell) respectively under 5 percent (compard to Broadwell), which is quite modest for a new architecture ("Tock").

Performance

According to the specified clock rates and the improved architecture, the Core i5-6300U should perform similar to (or slightly above) the former Core i7-5500U (Broadwell, 15 W). Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications and multitasking.

Graphics

The integrated graphics unit called HD Graphics 520 represents the "GT2" version of the Skylake GPU (Intel Gen. 9). The 24 Execution Units, also called EUs, are clocked at 300 - 1000 MHz and offer a performance somewhere in range of a dedicated GeForce 820M. Games of 2015 can thus be played smoothly in low settings. For more information about performance and features, check our page for the HD Graphics 520.

Power Consumption

Specified at a TDP of 15 W (including CPU, GPU and memory controller), the CPU is best suited for small notebooks and ultrabooks (11-inches and above). Optionally, the TDP can be lowered to 7.5 watts (cTDP down), reducing both heat dissipation and performance and allowing even more compact designs.

ModelIntel Core i5-6350HQIntel Core i5-6300U
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5
CodenameSkylakeSkylake
Series: Core i5 Skylake
Intel Core i5-6440HQ compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6350HQ « 2.3 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6300HQ compare2.3 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6287U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6267U compare2.9 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6360U compare2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6300U2.4 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6260U compare1.8 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6198DU compare2.3 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6200U compare2.3 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6440HQ compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6350HQ2.3 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6300HQ compare2.3 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6287U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6267U compare2.9 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6360U compare2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6300U « 2.4 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6260U compare1.8 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6198DU compare2.3 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6200U compare2.3 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Clock2300 - 3200 MHz2400 - 3000 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB128 KB
L2 Cache1 MB512 KB
L3 Cache6 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 4
TDP45 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGABGA
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, vPro, TXT
iGPUIntel Iris Pro Graphics 580 (350 - 900 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 520 (300 - 1000 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$306 U.S.$281 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
Die Size99 mm2

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 6300U +
min: 301     avg: 307     median: 307 (2%)     max: 311 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 6300U +
min: 91     avg: 118.3     median: 122 (37%)     max: 125 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 6300U +
min: 3.34     avg: 3.4     median: 3.4 (4%)     max: 3.45 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 6300U +
min: 1.1     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (35%)     max: 1.42 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 6300U +
min: 4573     avg: 4682     median: 4678.5 (28%)     max: 4805 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 6300U +
min: 7812     avg: 10243     median: 10573 (8%)     max: 10705 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 6300U +
min: 13274     avg: 13525     median: 13564 (9%)     max: 13751 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 6300U +
min: 6028     avg: 6085     median: 6050 (7%)     max: 6250 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 6300U +
min: 491.4     avg: 510     median: 512.5 (6%)     max: 523 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 6300U +
min: 15.62     avg: 16.1     median: 16.2 (3%)     max: 16.5 s
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 6300U +
min: 19.98     avg: 20.2     median: 20.2 (7%)     max: 20.38 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 6300U +
107.5 fps (25%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 6300U +
min: 0.175     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (0%)     max: 0.182 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 6300U +
min: 0.303     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (5%)     max: 0.311 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 6300U +
min: 1.6     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (4%)     max: 1.8 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 6300U +
4050 Points (9%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 6300U +
min: 12.52     avg: 12.9     median: 12.8 (3%)     max: 13.43 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 6300U +
min: 28.16     avg: 29.1     median: 29 (1%)     max: 30.08 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 6300U +
min: 660     avg: 686     median: 665.5 (3%)     max: 754 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 6300U +
10355 Points (9%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 6300U +
min: 3915     avg: 4129     median: 4152.5 (11%)     max: 4403 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 6300U +
min: 33367     avg: 36773     median: 37104 (30%)     max: 39125 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 6300U +
min: 21421     avg: 32172     median: 34941 (28%)     max: 37384 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 6300U +
min: 35400     avg: 38243     median: 38293 (32%)     max: 41037 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 6300U +
min: 3034     avg: 3323     median: 3342 (8%)     max: 3419 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 6300U +
min: 4411     avg: 4740     median: 4775 (9%)     max: 4870 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 6300U +
1773 Points (7%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4318 Points (43%)
3652 Points (36%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
12703 Points (14%)
7043 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6300U +
min: 3532     avg: 3540     median: 3539.5 (48%)     max: 3547 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6300U +
min: 6614     avg: 6685     median: 6685 (16%)     max: 6756 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6300U +
min: 6093     avg: 6220     median: 6184 (11%)     max: 6419 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6300U +
min: 2758     avg: 2893     median: 2863.5 (56%)     max: 3085 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6300U +
6719 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6300U +
3231 Points (48%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 6300U +
min: 1007     avg: 1303     median: 1178 (1%)     max: 2226 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 6300U +
min: 85.9     avg: 134.5     median: 104.5 (1%)     max: 213 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 6300U +
min: 15750     avg: 28031     median: 29991 (27%)     max: 30812 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-6350HQ → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-6300U → 70% n=2

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