Intel Core i5-6600K vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 1151 Intel BGA 1440
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 14 nm 14 nm
Transistors unknown unknown
Die size unknown unknown
Package FC-LGA12C FC-BGA1440
tCaseMax 72°C

Performance

Frequency 3.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.9 GHz up to 3.5 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35.0x 25.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
TDP 95 W 45 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Mobile
Production status unknown unknown
Release date Jul 2nd, 2015 Jan 3rd, 2017
Codename Skylake Kaby Lake-H
Generation Core i5 Core i7
Part SR2BV SR32S
Memory support DDR4-2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR3, DDR4
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics 630

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 6MB (shared) 6MB (shared)

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked BCLK multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking.

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes Yes
AVX Yes Yes
AVX2 Yes
BMI1 Yes
BMI2 Yes
Boost 2.0 Yes
CLMUL Yes
EIST Yes Yes
F16C Yes
FMA3 Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes Yes
TXT Yes
VT-d Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes Yes

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