Intel Core i7-5600U
The Intel Core i7-5600U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor based on the Broadwell architecture, which has been launched in January 2015. In addition to two CPU cores with Hyper-Threading clocked at 2.6 - 3.2 GHz (2 Cores: 3.1 GHz), the chip also integrates an HD Graphics 5500 GPU and a dual-channel DDR3(L)-1600 memory controller. The Core i7 is manufactured in a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors.
Compared to the Core i7-5650U , the i7-5600U features a higher CPU base clock, but integrates a somewhat slower GPU.
Architecture
Broadwell represents the "Tick" in Intel's Tick-Tock model, which means a shrink of its predecessor Haswell. The new 14 nm manufacturing process with three-dimensional FinFET transistors allows not only improvements in energy efficiency, but also a significantly smaller die size fit for more compact packages and devices.
Further advantages result from the revised microarchitecture of Broadwell. Due to its improved branch prediction, bigger buffer sizes (1500 instead of 1000 entries in the L2 TLB) and other tweaks, the performance per clock has been increased by more than 5 percent over its predecessor. There are also some new instruction set extensions designed for cryptographic applications.
Performance
Thanks to its improved architecture, the Core i7-5600U is about 5 - 20 percent faster than the slightly lower clocked Core i7-4600U (Haswell, 15 W) and matches the Core i5-4288U (Haswell, 28 W). Thus, the CPU has sufficient power even for demanding applications and multitasking.
Graphics
The integrated HD Graphics 5500 HD Graphics 4400 (20 EUs) as well as the HD Graphics 5000 (40 EUs), both part of the Haswell generation. Nevertheless, most games as of 2015 will be playable only in low settings.
Broadwell is the first Intel chip to fully support DirectX 11.2 as well as OpenCL 1.3/2.0 and OpenGL 4.3. Video will output natively via DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a. However, the new HDMI 2.0 standard is not supported.
Power Consumption
The i7-5600U is rated at a TDP of 15 W (7.5 W cTDP Down) including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited even for small ultrabooks 11-inches and greater.
Series Intel Core i7 Codename Broadwell Clock Rate 2600 - 3200 MHz Level 1 Cache 128 KB Level 2 Cache 512 KB Level 3 Cache 4096 KB Number of Cores / Threads 2 / 4 Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 15 Watt Transistor Count 1300 Million Manufacturing Technology 14 nm Die Size 82 mm2 Max. Temperature 105 °C Socket BGA Features DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NI GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500 (300 - 950 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Hardware Virtualization VT-x, VT-d Starting Price $393 U.S. Announcement Date 01/05/2015 Product Link (external) Intel Core i7 5600U
Benchmarks Octane V2 - Total Score
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min: 15536 avg: 15730.5 (33%) median: 15770.5 (33%) max: 15845 Points
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Intel Core i7-7740X 207%
Cinebench R15 - CPU Single 64Bit
100%min: 121 avg: 129.1 (66%) median: 130 (67%) max: 131 Points
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Intel Core i5-4430 -2%
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Intel Core i7-7740X 51%
Cinebench R15 - CPU Multi 64Bit
100%min: 277 avg: 292.5 (14%) median: 297 (14%) max: 302 Points
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Intel Core i7-7900X 634%
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
100%min: 2074.3 avg: 2101.3 (4%) median: 2102.3 (4%) max: 2126.4 ms
Intel Core i7-7740X -64%
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Geekbench 3 - 32 Bit Multi-Core Score
min: 6002 avg: 6251.3 (20%) median: 6357 (20%) max: 6395 Points
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Geekbench 3 - 32 Bit Single-Core Score
100%min: 2881 avg: 2977 (64%) median: 3004 (64%) max: 3046 Points
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Intel Core i7-7740X 53%
3DMark - Fire Strike Physics 1920x1080
100%min: 4750 avg: 4937.2 (22%) median: 4956.5 (22%) max: 5036 Points
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Intel Core i7-7900X 358%
3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Physics 1280x720
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min: 3047 avg: 3345.3 (8%) median: 3393 (9%) max: 3501 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Physics 1280x720 offscreen
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min: 44078 avg: 44078 (64%) median: 44078 (64%) max: 44078 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Physics 1920x1080
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min: 36645 avg: 36645 (55%) median: 36645 (55%) max: 36645 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Physics 1280x720
100%min: 31181 avg: 37825.2 (24%) median: 38359 (25%) max: 41527 Points
ThinkPad T550 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz shared Memory 10.18.10.3977 31181
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 35328
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 36592
EliteBook Folio 1040 G2 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz DDR3L, Shared Memory 10.18.10.4013 37081
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 39637
Elitebook Revolve 810 G3 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz Dual-Channel 10.18.10.4013 40110
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 41146
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 41527
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Stream
min: 5283 avg: 5283 (43%) median: 5283 (43%) max: 5283 Points
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Intel Core i7-7740X 135%
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Memory
min: 5305 avg: 5305 (48%) median: 5305 (48%) max: 5305 Points
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Intel Core i7-7740X 108%
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Floating Point
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min: 7329 avg: 7329 (21%) median: 7329 (21%) max: 7329 Points
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -5%
Intel Core i7-5600U
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Intel Core i7-7900X 376%
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Integer
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min: 6567 avg: 6567 (20%) median: 6567 (20%) max: 6567 Points
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Intel Core i7-7900X 394%
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Total Score
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min: 6452 avg: 6452 (25%) median: 6452 (25%) max: 6452 Points
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Intel Core i7-7900X 305%
Sunspider - 1.0 Total Score
100%min: 86.2 avg: 105.9 (3%) median: 86.9 (2%) max: 175.4 ms
Intel Core i7-7740X -52%
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TrueCrypt - Serpent Mean 100MB
min: 0.175 avg: 0.2 (11%) median: 0.2 (10%) max: 0.176 GB/s
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -89%
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 844%
TrueCrypt - Twofish Mean 100MB
min: 0.303 avg: 0.3 (14%) median: 0.3 (14%) max: 0.303 GB/s
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -7%
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Intel Core i7-7900X 600%
TrueCrypt - AES Mean 100MB
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min: 1.9 avg: 1.9 (16%) median: 1.9 (16%) max: 1.9 GB/s
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Intel Core i7-7900X 537%
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 2
100%min: 18 avg: 18.4 (11%) median: 18.3 (11%) max: 18.72 fps
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 18
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 18
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 18.67
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 18.72
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -90%
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -6%
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Intel Core i7-7900X 559%
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 1
100%min: 96.31 avg: 99.5 (43%) median: 99 (42%) max: 102.36 fps
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 96.31
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 98
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 99
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 101.58
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 102.36
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Intel Core i7-7740X 135%
100%min: 2561 avg: 2639.5 (31%) median: 2639.5 (31%) max: 2718 KB/s
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wPrime 2.0x - 1024m
min: 482.056 avg: 503.9 (6%) median: 491.1 (6%) max: 534.255 seconds
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 482.056
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 487.42
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 491.086
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 524.692
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 534.255
Intel Core i7-7900X -85%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 1579%
wPrime 2.0x - 32m
min: 14.739 avg: 15.3 (3%) median: 15.5 (3%) max: 15.661 seconds
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 14.739
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 14.788
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 15.532
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 15.553
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 15.661
Intel Core i7-7900X -81%
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -1%
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3DMark 11 - Performance Physics 1280x720
100%min: 3529 avg: 3882 (24%) median: 3792 (23%) max: 4244 points
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3DMark Vantage - P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024
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min: 10902 avg: 10902 (27%) median: 10902 (27%) max: 10902 Points
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3DMark 06 - CPU -
100%min: 3824 avg: 3903 (31%) median: 3827 (30%) max: 4058 Points
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Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 3%
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Intel Core i7-7900X 225%
Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Single 64Bit
100%min: 1.46 avg: 1.5 (68%) median: 1.5 (68%) max: 1.52 Points
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Intel Core i7-7740X 47%
Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Multi 64Bit
100%min: 3.07 avg: 3.2 (13%) median: 3.3 (14%) max: 3.31 Points
ThinkPad T550 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz shared Memory 10.18.10.3977 3.07
Lenovo ThinkPad W550s (Core i7-5600U) HD Graphics 5500 3.13
EliteBook Folio 1040 G2 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz DDR3L, Shared Memory 10.18.10.4013 3.14
Elitebook Revolve 810 G3 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz Dual-Channel 10.18.10.4013 3.16
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 3.25
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 3.26
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 3.28
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 3.29
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 3.31
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Intel Core i7-7900X 644%
Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
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min: 6462 avg: 6495.2 (72%) median: 6490 (72%) max: 6543 Points
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 6462
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 6487
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 6490
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 6494
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 6543
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
100%min: 12836 avg: 13362.8 (33%) median: 13427 (33%) max: 13756 Points
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 12836
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 13122
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 13427
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 13673
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 13756
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single 32Bit
min: 4894 avg: 4947.3 (67%) median: 4944 (67%) max: 4998 Points
AMD Geode LX 800 -97%
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Intel Core i7-7740X 49%
Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
100%min: 9564 avg: 10137.4 (20%) median: 10263 (21%) max: 10435 Points
ThinkPad T550 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz shared Memory 10.18.10.3977 9564
EliteBook Folio 1040 G2 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz DDR3L, Shared Memory 10.18.10.4013 9886
Elitebook Revolve 810 G3 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz Dual-Channel 10.18.10.4013 10047
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 10255
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 10271
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 10291
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 10350
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 10435
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Intel Core i7-7900X 391%
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M -
min: 11.903 avg: 12.2 (3%) median: 12.1 (3%) max: 12.82 Seconds
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 11.903
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 12.074
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 12.127
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 12.153
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 12.82
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Intel Core i7-960 -2%
Intel Xeon E5-2680 -2%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3689%
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M -
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min: 27.534 avg: 27.8 (1%) median: 27.7 (1%) max: 27.97 Seconds
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 27.534
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 27.659
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 27.737
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 27.911
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 27.97
Intel Core i7-7900X -36%
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Intel Xeon X5670 -3%
Intel Core i7-960 -3%
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M -
min: 617.465 avg: 626.7 (3%) median: 625.9 (3%) max: 636.329 Seconds
ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 HD Graphics 5500 12288 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.10.4013 617.465
ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB HD Graphics 5500 16384 MB 300 / MHz 622.083
ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 10.18.14.4099 625.882
ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300 - 950 / MHz 10.18.14.4029 631.613
Portege Z30t-B1320W10 HD Graphics 5500 8192 MB 300-950 / MHz 10.18.15.4248 636.329
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Intel Core i7-980X EE 2%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3493%
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Reviews for the Intel Core i7 5600U processor
HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G2 (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 14")HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G2 Ultrabook Review - ReviewHP EliteBook Folio 1040 G2 - External Review
HP Elitebook Revolve 810 G3 (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 11.6")HP EliteBook Revolve 810 G3 Convertible Review - Review
HP Spectre Pro x360 G1-H9W43EA (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 13.3")HP Spectre Pro x360 G1-H9W43EA - External Review
HP ZBook 14 G2 (AMD FirePro M4100, 14")HP ZBook 14 G2 - External Review
HP Zbook 15U G2 (AMD FirePro W4170M, 15.6")HP Zbook 15U G2 - External Review
Lenovo ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 14")First Impressions: Lenovo ThinkPad T450s - ReviewLenovo ThinkPad T450s Ultrabook Review - ReviewLenovo ThinkPad T450s-20BWS03F00 - External Review
Lenovo ThinkPad T550 (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 15.6")Lenovo ThinkPad T550 Notebook Review - Review
Lenovo ThinkPad W550s-20E1000BPB (NVIDIA Quadro K620M, 15.6")Lenovo ThinkPad W550s-20E1000BPB - External Review
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon-20BS0068PB (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 14")Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon-20BS0068PB - External Review
Lenovo ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 12.5")First Impressions: Lenovo ThinkPad X250 Notebook Review - ReviewLenovo ThinkPad X250 Ultrabook Review - ReviewLenovo ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 - External Review
Toshiba Portege Z30-B1320 (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 13.3")Toshiba Portege Z30-B1320 - External Review
Toshiba Portege Z30t-B-10K (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 13.3")Toshiba Portege Z30t-B-10K - External Review
Toshiba Portege Z30t-B1320W10 (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 13.3")Toshiba Portege Z30t-B1320W10 Notebook Review - Review
Toshiba Tecra Z40t-B (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 14")Toshiba Tecra Z40t-B - External Review
Toshiba Tecra Z40t-B1420W10 (Intel HD Graphics 5500, 14")Toshiba Tecra Z40t-B1420W10 - External Review
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