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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.
  • 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 i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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:
3035th fastest in multithreading out of 5810 CPUs
2302nd fastest in single threading out of 5810 CPUs
671st fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2996
Single Thread Rating
1748

Samples: 1973*
*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 Math9,824 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,461 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,356 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption794.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression42,034 KBytes/Sec
Physics262 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,593 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,748 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of March 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of March 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of March 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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Panasonic TOUGHBOOK/CF-31/core i7/Intel Core i7-5600U 2.60GHz/8gb ram/ 256gb Solid State Hard Drive (SSD)/Windows 10 pro/Touch Screen/ 13.3 inch/Rugged Laptop/WiFi/Bluetooth/ Panasonic TOUGHBOOK/CF-31/core i7/Intel Core i7-5600U 2.60GHz/8gb ram/ 256gb Solid State Hard Drive (SSD)/Windows 10 pro/Touch Screen/ 13.3 inch/Rugged Laptop/WiFi/Bluetooth/ $4999.99
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,232
Apple M4 10 Core
23,678
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,616
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,743
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
17,995
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,474
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,131
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,592
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,385
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz
2,996
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.21
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
49.98
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.37
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.03
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 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core
4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,502
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,886
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,614
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,391
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz
1,748
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3322198 - Mar 02 2026
2254
BL3320479 - Mar 01 2026
2558
BL3303575 - Feb 22 2026
2129
BL3296458 - Feb 19 2026
2824
BL3296440 - Feb 19 2026
2964
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 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz
2,996
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U
2,832 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U
2,805 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U
2,703 (-9.8%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i7-5600U
2,557 (-14.7%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U
2,502 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U
2,449 (-18.3%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-5600U
2,662 (-11.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-5600U
3,725 (+24.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i7-5600U
3,702 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U
3,401 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U
3,275 (+9.3%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5600U
3,201 (+6.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,793
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,377
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,987
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,913
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,899
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,713
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,898
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392
6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,757
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz
523