Intel Core 7 230H vs Intel Core i7-6500U
58.7Single-core—
49.8Multi-core20.4
40.5Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU20
58.6Platformspec-based28.9
9 spec wins — Intel Core 7 230H1 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 7 230H
- Stronger multi-core score: 50 vs 20
- 690% higher PassMark: 25,884 vs 3,276
- 500% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 4 MB
- 400% higher cores: 10 vs 2
- 360% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 25 W
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
General
| Spec | Intel Core 7 230H | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026+1% | 2015 |
| Process | 10 nm+29% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 45 W | 15 W+67% |
| Max TDP | 115 W+360% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core 7 230H | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10+400% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 6 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz+68% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 24 MB+500% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core 7 230H | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core 7 230H | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-6400 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 96 GB+200% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core 7 230H | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,738Top 34% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,200Top 45% | — |
| PassMark | 25,884+690%Top 30% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 263Bottom 4% |
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