Product Compare
Intel Core 3 305 vs Intel Core i7 6500U
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Apr 2026 | Sep 2015 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Core Architecture | Wildcat Lake | Skylake |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe) | HD Graphics 520 |
| Generation | Core 3 (Wildcat Lake) | |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | |
| Processor Number | i7-6500U | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1516 | BGA-1356 |
| Power Consumption | 15 W | 15 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | 100 °C |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Package | FC-BGA | |
| Transistor Count | 1.7 billions | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Performance Core Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 1.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.3 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 1400 MHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.3 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 6 | 2 |
| Total Thread Count | 6 | 4 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 15.0 | |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 2.5 MB | 256 K per core |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB shared | 4 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467 | DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 |
| Max Memory Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 1 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 59.7 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 4 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 6 | 12 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1050 MHz | |