Intel Core i5-7600 vs Core i7-6700TE

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Combined performance score

i7-6700TE
4.08

Core i5-7600 outperforms Core i7-6700TE by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12991256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.164.73
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date19 October 2015 (8 years old)3 January 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$303$224
Current price$1384 (4.6x MSRP)$134 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-7600 has 2856% better value for money than i7-6700TE.

Technical specs

Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPP++
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-6700TE 4.08
i5-7600 4.27
+4.7%

Core i5-7600 outperforms Core i7-6700TE by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-6700TE 6266
i5-7600 6564
+4.8%

Core i5-7600 outperforms Core i7-6700TE by 5% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-6700TE 846
i5-7600 1373
+62.3%

Core i5-7600 outperforms Core i7-6700TE by 62% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-6700TE 3110
i5-7600 3811
+22.5%

Core i5-7600 outperforms Core i7-6700TE by 23% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.08 4.27
Integrated graphics card 2.58 3.09
Recency 19 October 2015 3 January 2017
Threads 8 4
Cost $303 $224
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i7-6700TE and Core i5-7600. The differences in performance seem too small.


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