Intel Core i5-6300HQ vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-6300HQ and Intel Core i7-2960XM. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 734 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 671 |
| 2385 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 2353 |
| 4678 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 4423 |
| 1791 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1491 |
| 2662 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 2855 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-6300HQ | Processor | Intel Core i7-2960XM |
| 2300 MHz | Frequency | 2700 MHz |
| 3200 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3700 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 45 W | TDP | 55 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 530 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| FCBGA1440 | Package | Socket 988B rPGA |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 727 | Single-Core Score | 688 |
| 2217 | Multi-Core Score | 2531 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Linux Mint 20.2 | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| Acer Aspire T5000 | Model | Dell Inc. Precision M6600 |
| Acer Usopp_SLS | Motherboard | Dell Inc. 04YY4M |
| Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-6300HQ | Name | Intel Core i7-2960XM |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 |
| 3.20 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.69 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3.69 GHz | |
| Package | Socket 988B rPGA | |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 4 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 15.50 GB | Size | 24.00 GB |
| Frequency | 798 MHz | |
| Type | DDR3 SDRAM | |
| Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 727 | Single-Core Score | 688 |
|---|---|---|
| 936 | Crypto Score | 722 |
| 688 | Integer Score | 662 |
| 775 | Floating Point Score | 737 |
| 936 1.59 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 722 1.23 GB/sec |
| 616 3.12 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 749 3.79 MB/sec |
| 739 35.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 744 35.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 681 1.92 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 706 1.99 MTE/sec |
| 692 812.5 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 604 709.4 KElements/sec |
| 682 213.6 Krows/sec | SQLite | 609 190.8 Krows/sec |
| 705 38.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 662 35.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 702 223.7 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 658 209.8 KB/sec |
| 697 5.43 Klines/sec | Clang | 625 4.87 Klines/sec |
| 682 7.90 images/sec | Camera | 622 7.21 images/sec |
| 563 704.8 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 694 868.7 Kpairs/sec |
| 708 4385.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 699 4332.5 FPS |
| 618 33.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 562 30.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 690 5.31 images/sec | Face Detection | 701 5.40 images/sec |
| 694 17.1 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 712 17.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1261 61.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1189 58.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1409 19.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1226 16.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 920 738.5 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 812 652.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 691 6.19 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 495 4.44 Kpixels/sec |
| 614 19.6 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 807 25.8 Words/sec |
| 741 28.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 542 20.9 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2217 | Multi-Core Score | 2531 |
|---|---|---|
| 2612 | Crypto Score | 3293 |
| 2050 | Integer Score | 2491 |
| 2513 | Floating Point Score | 2489 |
| 2612 4.45 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 3293 5.61 GB/sec |
| 1890 9.56 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 3392 17.2 MB/sec |
| 2166 102.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 3023 143.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1703 4.80 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 2174 6.13 MTE/sec |
| 1984 2.33 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 2542 2.98 MElements/sec |
| 2069 648.2 Krows/sec | SQLite | 2673 837.3 Krows/sec |
| 2324 126.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2704 146.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1871 596.1 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 2316 737.9 KB/sec |
| 2261 17.6 Klines/sec | Clang | 2206 17.2 Klines/sec |
| 2276 26.4 images/sec | Camera | 1766 20.5 images/sec |
| 1967 2.46 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 2074 2.59 Mpairs/sec |
| 2516 15586.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 2962 18352.6 FPS |
| 2333 128.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 2204 121.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2587 19.9 images/sec | Face Detection | 2567 19.8 images/sec |
| 2409 59.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2687 66.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 3551 174.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 3880 190.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 4831 65.8 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 4152 56.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 3469 2.79 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 3455 2.77 Mpixels/sec |
| 2377 21.3 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1675 15.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 1459 46.7 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 2137 68.3 Words/sec |
| 1701 65.7 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1222 47.2 images/sec |