Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-5600U 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 2.6 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: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5600U CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-5600U CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3249th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
2497th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
709th fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2985

Single Thread Rating

1742

Samples: 2057*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,387
Thread: 1,664

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	9,789 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,435 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,326 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	792.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	41,831 KBytes/Sec
Physics	261 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,583 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,742 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.
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 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		24,933
Apple M4 10 Core		23,570
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,448
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,564
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,803
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,340
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,541
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,288
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz		2,985

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		54.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.53
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.06
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10.98
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,479
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		2,986
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,869
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,593
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,578
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,382
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz		1,742

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5126671 - Oct 01 2026		3586
BL3748652 - Sep 30 2026 [Excluded]		2642
BL3745022 - Sep 28 2026		3210
BL3743858 - Sep 27 2026		2751
BL3742183 - Sep 26 2026		1993

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz		2,985
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U		2,832 (-5.1%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U		2,805 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U		2,692 (-9.8%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i7-5600U		2,557 (-14.3%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U		2,496 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U		2,445 (-18.1%)
AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i7-5600U		2,243 (-24.9%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-5600U		2,673 (-10.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-5600U		3,702 (+24.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i7-5600U		3,679 (+23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U vs Intel Core i7-5600U		3,661 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U		3,409 (+14.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		9,237
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,062
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,939
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus		8,855
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX		8,419
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		7,987
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,829
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,699
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H		7,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,599
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,294
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz		520

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