i7-5600U vs i7-8665UE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-8665UE
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.25
+70.2%
Core i7-5600U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.91

Core i7-8665UE outperforms Core i7-5600U by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16011974
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency20.5012.05
Architecture codenameWhiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date1 October 2018 (6 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$409$393

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U 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 configuration11
SocketIntel BGA 1528FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U. 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 Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 620Intel HD Graphics 5500
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8665UE and Core i7-5600U.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

i7-8665UE 3.25
+70.2%
i7-5600U 1.91

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.

i7-8665UE 5170
+70.3%
i7-5600U 3035

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.25 1.91
Integrated graphics card 2.67 1.51
Recency 1 October 2018 1 March 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4

i7-8665UE has a 70.2% higher aggregate performance score, 76.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i7-8665UE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-5600U in performance tests.


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