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:
2346th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1981st fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
535th fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3338

Single Thread Rating

1684

Samples: 326*
*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	9,746 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,117 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	17 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,587 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,074 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	42,928 KBytes/Sec
Physics	353 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,832 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,684 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st 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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,993
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,392
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,464
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,013
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,820
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,793
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,720
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz		3,338

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.63
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 21st 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		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,071
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,042
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,673
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,420
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz		1,684

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2286570 - Dec 19 2024		3627
BL2283835 - Dec 17 2024		3733
BL2243865 - Nov 12 2024		3616
BL2207606 - Sep 30 2024		553
BL2207337 - Sep 30 2024		3487

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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz		3,338
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,425 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,275 (-1.9%)
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		2,634 (-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		3,702 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6560U		3,653 (+9.4%)
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,111
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,234
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,204
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,930
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz		632

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