Intel Core i7-6600U

Intel Core i7-6600U
The Intel Core i7-6600U operates with:

CPU Cores 2.

CPU Threads: 4.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: 3.40 GHz base 3.00 GHz all cores.

TDP: 15 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: BGA 1356.

This version includes

4.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
LPDDR3-1866 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 12 lanes.

Tjunction keeps below 100 °C degrees C.

In particular, Skylake U Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 14 nm

Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d.

The product was released on Q3/2015.

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CPU generation and family

Intel Core i7-6600U
Intel Core i7
Intel Core i 6000U
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Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

2.60 GHz
3.40 GHz
Yes
normal
2
No

Memory & PCIe

DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
LPDDR3-1866
3.0
2
3.0
12

Encryption

Yes check

Internal Graphics

DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
LPDDR3-1866
0.30 GHz
1.05 GHz
12
24
192
3
14 nm
Q3/2015

Technical details

x86-64 (64 bit)
Skylake U
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VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
4.00 MB
Q3/2015
BGA 1356

Thermal Management

15 W
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25 W

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