Intel Core i7-6600U vs Intel Core m3-7Y30

Core i7-6600U vs Core m3-7Y30 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-6600U performs better than the Core m3-7Y30. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core m3-7Y30 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-6600U has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core m3-7Y30. Also, the Core i7-6600U has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core m3-7Y30 outputs less heat than Core i7-6600U thanks to a 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 i7-6600U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.