Core i7-4510U vs Core i5-6500T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6500T
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.10
+84.5%

i5-6500T outperforms i7-4510U by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500T and Core i7-4510U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking15762006
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.84no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Core i7
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date2 July 2015 (9 years ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$393

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500T and Core i7-4510U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500T and Core i7-4510U 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
Socket1151BGA
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500T and Core i7-4510U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+no data
SIPP+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-6500T and Core i7-4510U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500T and Core i7-4510U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500T and Core i7-4510U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s25.6 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 4400

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500T and Core i7-4510U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i5-6500T 3.10
+84.5%
i7-4510U 1.68

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 85% based on our aggregate 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: 65%

i5-6500T 4790
+84.9%
i7-4510U 2591

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 85% 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: 40%

i5-6500T 1037
+17%
i7-4510U 886

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 17% 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: 40%

i5-6500T 2824
+69.2%
i7-4510U 1669

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 69% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-6500T 4880
+8.8%
i7-4510U 4486

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 9% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-6500T 16462
+84.3%
i7-4510U 8931

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 84% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-6500T 5832
+74.5%
i7-4510U 3342

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 75% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-6500T 11.56
+47.1%
i7-4510U 17

Core i7-4510U outperforms Core i5-6500T by 47% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

i5-6500T 5
+92.1%
i7-4510U 3

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 92% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-6500T 466
+91%
i7-4510U 244

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 91% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-6500T 128
+7.6%
i7-4510U 119

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 8% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6500T 1.45
+7.4%
i7-4510U 1.35

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 7% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6500T 2.5
+47.1%
i7-4510U 1.7

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 47% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i5-6500T 2924
+18.2%
i7-4510U 2474

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 18% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i5-6500T 32
+97.2%
i7-4510U 16

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 97% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i5-6500T 154
+73%
i7-4510U 89

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 73% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-6500T 9649
+70.3%
i7-4510U 5666

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 70% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-6500T 3244
+10.1%
i7-4510U 2947

Core i5-6500T outperforms Core i7-4510U by 10% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.10 1.68
Integrated graphics card 2.59 1.35
Recency 2 July 2015 14 April 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i5-6500T has a 84.5% higher aggregate performance score, 91.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

i7-4510U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-6500T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4510U in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-6500T is a desktop processor while Core i7-4510U is a notebook one.


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