E2-7110 vs i7-6500U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-6500U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.06
+43.1%
E2-7110
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.44

Core i7-6500U outperforms E2-7110 by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6500U and E2-7110 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18902180
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD E-Series
Power efficiency13.009.09
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)7 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$393no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6500U and E2-7110 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB2048 KB
L3 cache4 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1750 Million930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6500U and E2-7110 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)no data
SocketFCBGA1356FP4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt12-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6500U and E2-7110. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-6500U and E2-7110 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6500U and E2-7110 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6500U and E2-7110. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 520AMD Radeon R2 Graphics
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6500U and E2-7110 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6500U and E2-7110 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6500U and E2-7110 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.5no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6500U and E2-7110.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes12no data

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.

i7-6500U 2.06
+43.1%
E2-7110 1.44

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.

i7-6500U 3275
+43.5%
E2-7110 2282

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.

i7-6500U 719
+289%
E2-7110 185

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.

i7-6500U 1641
+206%
E2-7110 537

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.

i7-6500U 4886
+242%
E2-7110 1429

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.

i7-6500U 10844
+118%
E2-7110 4974

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.

i7-6500U 4231
+75.8%
E2-7110 2407

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.

i7-6500U 15.68
+86.2%
E2-7110 29.19

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.

i7-6500U 4
+96.6%
E2-7110 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-6500U 316
+126%
E2-7110 140

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.

i7-6500U 128
+246%
E2-7110 37

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.

i7-6500U 1.46
+224%
E2-7110 0.45

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.

i7-6500U 1.8
+63.6%
E2-7110 1.1

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.  

i7-6500U 20
+89.3%
E2-7110 11

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.  

i7-6500U 105
+126%
E2-7110 46

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.

i7-6500U 2482
+128%
E2-7110 1090

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i7-6500U 6489
+99.5%
E2-7110 3253

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i7-6500U 2998
+196%
E2-7110 1012

Geekbench 2

i7-6500U 7572
+110%
E2-7110 3601

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.06 1.44
Recency 1 September 2015 7 May 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 12 Watt

i7-6500U has a 43.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

E2-7110, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-6500U is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-7110 in performance tests.


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