Intel Core i3-8130U vs Intel Core i7-6650U

Compare Intel 8th Generation Core i3 2 core CPU vs Intel 6th Generation Core i7 2 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

1216 points

2% slightly better overall score

1184 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

2360 points

0.77% slightly better gaming score

2342 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

910 points

3% slightly better multitasking score

881 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

872 points

3% slightly better heavy workload score

844 points

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

17.90 points

21.68 points

21% slightly higher Blender score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

1873 points

1963 points

4% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

984 points

5% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

931 points

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

1902 points

2036 points

7% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1019 points

1% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

1001 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

Identical

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.2 GHz

Identical

2.2 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.4 GHz

Identical

3.4 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

15 W

Identical

15 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

Identical

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

Identical

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

32 GiB

Identical

32 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

897th of 1,089

903rd of 1,089

Family

The product line

8th Generation Core i3

6th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2018 February

2015 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2400

DDR4-2133

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Core i3-8130U vs Core i7-6650U comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-8130U performs better than the Core i7-6650U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6650U in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. According to our data, the Core i3-8130U and Core i7-6650U have the same clock speed. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-8130U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.