Intel Core i7-6560U vs Intel Core i3-550

Core i7-6560U vs Core i3-550 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i3-550 is faster than the Core i7-6560U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6560U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-550 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6560U. A Core i7-6560U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-550 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. 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 i7-6560U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.