Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6560U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz

Description: Intel Iris Graphics 540

Class: Laptop

Socket:

Clockspeed: 2.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6560U CPU @ 2.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2016

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2347th fastest in multithreading out of 4912 CPUs
1986th fastest in single threading out of 4912 CPUs
535th fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3337

Single Thread Rating

1678

Samples: 327*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,933
Thread: 1,728

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz

Integer Math	9,737 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,112 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	17 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,588 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,074 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	42,938 KBytes/Sec
Physics	354 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,833 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,678 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 26th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,100
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,989
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,389
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,463
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,586
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,004
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,815
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,789
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,721
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz		3,337

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.62
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.46
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.24
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,071
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,041
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,673
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,651
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,610
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,438
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,419
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz		1,678

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2293748 - Dec 22 2024		3293
BL2286570 - Dec 19 2024		3627
BL2283835 - Dec 17 2024		3733
BL2243865 - Nov 12 2024		3616
BL2207606 - Sep 30 2024		553

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz
As of 26th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz		3,337
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,424 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,278 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,230 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6560U		2,635 (-21.1%)
AMD FX-9800P vs Intel Core i7-6560U		2,562 (-23.2%)
AMD Embedded R-Series RX-421BD vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,302 (-1.1%)
AMD PRO A12-9800B vs Intel Core i7-6560U		2,691 (-19.4%)
AMD PRO A12-8800B vs Intel Core i7-6560U		2,580 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,782 (+13.3%)
Intel Core i7-7600U @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,701 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,654 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,644 (+9.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,109
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,984
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,894
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,815
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,527
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,413
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,257
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,218
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,202
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,945
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,929
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz		632

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz