Intel Core i7-6660U: specs and benchmarks
General info
Technical specs
Technologies
Memory
Integrated video card
Benchmarks
Gaming
AMD equivalent
User rating
Advices and comments
Summary
Intel started Intel Core i7-6660U sales 20 March 2016 at a recommended price of $415. This is Skylake architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3400 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1356 processor with a TDP of 15 Watt. It supports DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 4.33 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.
General info
Of Core i7-6660U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Value for money (0-100)
2.95
Type
Laptop
Series
Intel Core i7
Architecture codename
Skylake
Release date
20 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)
$415
Technical specs
Core i7-6660U's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i7-6660U's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Number of cores
2
Number of threads
4
Bus support
4 GT/s
64 bit support
+
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-6660U compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Socket
FCBGA1356
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6660U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI
+
AVX
+
vPro
+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)
+
eDRAM
64 MB
My WiFi
+
Turbo Boost
2.0
Hyper-Threading
+
TSX
+
Idle States
+
Thermal Monitoring
+
Flex Memory Access
+
SIPP
+
Smart Response
+
Security technologies
Core i7-6660U technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT
+
EDB
+
Secure Key
+
MPX
+
Identity Protection
+
SGX
Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard
+
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6660U are enumerated here.
VT-d
+
VT-x
+
EPT
+
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-6660U.
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i7-6660U.
Max video memory
32 GB
Quick Sync
+
Clear Video
+
Clear Video HD
+
Graphics max frequency
1.05 GHz
InTru 3D
+
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6660U's integrated GPU.
Number of displays supported
3
eDP
+
DisplayPort
+
HDMI
+
DVI
+
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6660U's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
4K resolution support
+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4
4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP
4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort
4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-6660U's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX
12
OpenGL
4.5
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of Core i7-6660U's supported peripherals.
PCIe revision
3.0
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i7-6660U. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
4.33
Passmark
3845
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i7-6660U is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i7-6660U performance compared to nearest competitors. All CPU types participate.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-6660U from AMD is Athlon X2 QL-65, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 5 positions in our rating.
