Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms Core i7-620M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 2002 days newer than Core i7-620M.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-620M
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 11% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-620M - 109 vs 98 FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-620M
Mobile • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-620M | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Arrandale | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel BGA 1288 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics (Ironlake) | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
