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 offers 24 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 300 - 950 MHz. Similar to the CPU core, the GPU architecture (Intel Gen 8) has been thoroughly revised for improved performance-per-clock. The HD Graphics 5500 beats the 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 |
| Series: Core i7 Broadwell | |
| Clock Rate | 2600 - 3200 MHz |
| Level 1 Cache | 128 KB |
| Level 2 Cache | 512 KB |
| Level 3 Cache | 4 MB |
| 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 |
| Starting Price | $393 U.S. |
| Announcement Date | 01/05/2015 |
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| Product Link (external) | Intel Core i7 5600U |
Benchmarks
Cinebench R15 - CPU Multi 64Bit
min: 277 avg: 292.5 median: 297 (14%) max: 302 Points
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Cinebench R15 - CPU Single 64Bit
min: 121 avg: 129.1 median: 130 (67%) max: 131 Points
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Intel Core i5-4430 -2%
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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Multi 64Bit
min: 3.07 avg: 3.2 median: 3.3 (14%) max: 3.31 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Single 64Bit
min: 1.46 avg: 1.5 median: 1.5 (68%) max: 1.52 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single 32Bit
min: 4894 avg: 4947.3 median: 4944 (63%) max: 4998 Points
AMD Geode LX 800 -97%
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
min: 9564 avg: 10137.4 median: 10263 (21%) max: 10435 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
min: 12836 avg: 13362.8 median: 13427 (33%) max: 13756 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
min: 6462 avg: 6495.2 median: 6490 (52%) max: 6543 Points
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wPrime 2.0x - 1024m *
min: 482.056 avg: 503.9 median: 491.1 (6%) max: 534.255 seconds
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 1579%
wPrime 2.0x - 32m *
min: 14.739 avg: 15.3 median: 15.5 (3%) max: 15.661 seconds
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -1%
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min: 2561 avg: 2639.5 median: 2639.5 (31%) max: 2718 KB/s
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 2
min: 18 avg: 18.4 median: 18.3 (11%) max: 18.72 fps
| Lenovo ThinkPad T450 20BVG733PB | HD Graphics 5500 | 16384 MB | 300 / MHz | | 18 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 12 20DK002EPB | HD Graphics 5500 | 8192 MB | | 10.18.14.4099 | 18 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X250-20CLS06D00 | HD Graphics 5500 | 8192 MB | 300 - 950 / MHz | 10.18.14.4029 | 18.67 |
Lenovo 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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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 1
min: 96.31 avg: 99.5 median: 99 (42%) max: 102.36 fps
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TrueCrypt - Serpent Mean 100MB
min: 0.175 avg: 0.2 median: 0.2 (10%) max: 0.176 GB/s
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -89%
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e 6%
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 844%
TrueCrypt - Twofish Mean 100MB
0.3 GB/s (14%)
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -7%
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TrueCrypt - AES Mean 100MB
1.9 GB/s (16%)
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3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 3824 avg: 3903 median: 3827 (30%) max: 4058 Points
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Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 3%
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 11.903 avg: 12.2 median: 12.1 (3%) max: 12.82 Seconds
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Intel Core i7-960 -2%
Intel Xeon X5670 -2%
Intel Xeon E5-2680 -2%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3689%
min: 27.534 avg: 27.8 median: 27.7 (1%) max: 27.97 Seconds
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Intel Xeon X5670 -3%
Intel Xeon E5-2680 -3%
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 617.465 avg: 626.7 median: 625.9 (3%) max: 636.329 Seconds
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Intel Core i7-980X EE 2%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3493%
3DMark Vantage - P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024
10902 Points (20%)
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3DMark 11 - Performance Physics 1280x720
min: 3529 avg: 3882 median: 3792 (23%) max: 4244 points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Physics 1280x720
min: 31181 avg: 37825.2 median: 38359 (25%) max: 41527 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Physics 1920x1080
36645 Points (53%)
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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Physics 1280x720 offscreen
44078 Points (64%)
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Physics 1280x720
min: 3047 avg: 3345.3 median: 3393 (9%) max: 3501 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Physics 1920x1080
min: 4750 avg: 4937.2 median: 4956.5 (22%) max: 5036 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Stream
5283 Points (43%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Memory
5305 Points (48%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Floating Point
7329 Points (21%)
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -5%
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Integer
6567 Points (20%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Total Score
6452 Points (25%)
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Geekbench 3 - 32 Bit Multi-Core Score
min: 6002 avg: 6251.3 median: 6357 (20%) max: 6395 Points
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Geekbench 3 - 32 Bit Single-Core Score
min: 2881 avg: 2977 median: 3004 (64%) max: 3046 Points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score *
min: 2074.3 avg: 2101.3 median: 2102.3 (4%) max: 2126.4 ms
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Sunspider - 1.0 Total Score *
min: 86.2 avg: 105.9 median: 86.9 (2%) max: 175.4 ms
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min: 15536 avg: 15730.5 median: 15770.5 (33%) max: 15845 Points
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