Intel Core i5-1240P vs Intel Core i7-6500U
51.5Single-core—
39.2Multi-core20.4
60.2Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU20
50.7Platformspec-based28.9
9 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1240P2 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 i5-1240P
- Stronger multi-core score: 39 vs 20
- 500% higher cores: 12 vs 2
- 379% higher PassMark: 15,707 vs 3,276
- 300% higher threads: 16 vs 4
- 200% higher L3 cache: 12 MB vs 4 MB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 47% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
- 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
General
| Spec | Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2015 |
| Process | 10 nm+29% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W | 15 W+46% |
| Max TDP | 64 W+156% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 12+500% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 4 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 8 | — |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 1.7 GHz | 2.5 GHz+47% |
| Boost clock | 4.4 GHz+42% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB+200% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel Iris Xe (80 EU) | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 1,300 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4x-4267 / DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+100% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,209Bottom 31% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 10,364Bottom 42% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,475Bottom 29% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 8,274Bottom 26% | — |
| PassMark | 15,707+379%Bottom 33% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 263Bottom 4% |
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