Intel Core i7 6500U vs Intel Xeon 638
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i7-6500U
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 520
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Package
Transistor Count
1.7 billions
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Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
15 W
180 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
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Performance Core Threads
4
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Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
2
16
Total Thread Count
4
32
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Multiplier
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32.0
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
32 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
12
80
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
719
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Cinebench R23
2,072
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Geekbench 6
1,027
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Geekbench 5
742
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Geekbench 6
2,074
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Geekbench 5
1,655
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Blender
22
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Passmark CPU
1,695
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Passmark CPU
3,261
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