Intel Core 3 304 vs Intel Core i7-6500U
59.2Single-core—
30.6Multi-core20.4
93Efficiencyspec-based66.4
40.4iGPU20
37.2Platformspec-based28.9
10 spec wins — Intel Core 3 3041 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Core 3 304
- Stronger multi-core score: 31 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 40 vs 20
- 272% higher PassMark: 12,194 vs 3,276
- 186% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 753 vs 263
- 150% higher cores: 5 vs 2
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 67% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
General
| Spec | Intel Core 3 304 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026+1% | 2015 |
| Process | 2 nm+86% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 35 W+40% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core 3 304 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 5+150% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 1 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 5+25% | 4 |
| Base clock | 1.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz+67% |
| Boost clock | 4.3 GHz+39% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 6 MB+50% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core 3 304 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel Graphics (1 Xe3-core) | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 2,300 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core 3 304 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+100% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core 3 304 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,407Bottom 40% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 5,987Bottom 14% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,765Top 43% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 5,263Bottom 16% | — |
| PassMark | 12,194+272%Bottom 22% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 753+186%Bottom 30% | 263Bottom 4% |
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