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6th Gen

Skylake
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TL;DR

6th Gen (Skylake) , released 2015. Features multiple iGPU variants: Intel HD Graphics 530 (24 EU) or Intel HD Graphics P530 (24 EU). iGPU varies by CPU model (i3/i5 non-K vs i5-K/i7/i9). Supports H.264 hardware encoding.

Avg FPS
57.1
-17% vs 8th Gen
Efficiency
14.27 FPS/W
+37% vs 8th Gen
Avg Power
5.7W
Results
73
14 CPUs

Architecture

Skylake

2 die variants

This generation uses different silicon depending on CPU model. Lower-tier chips (i3, i5 non-K) use a different die than higher-tier chips (i5-K, i7, i9).

SKL 2015 14 CPUs tested
iGPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Gen9
EU Count 24 EU
Process 14nm
Max P-Cores 4
TDP Range 35-91W
Die Layout Monolithic
Tested CPUs using this die:
i7-6770HQ i5-6600T i7-6600U i5-6200U i3-6100T i5-6500T i5-6300U i5-6400T i5-6600 i5-6400 i5-6500 i3-6100 i7-6500U i5-6260U
SKL 2015
iGPU Intel HD Graphics P530 Gen9
EU Count 24 EU
Process 14nm
Max P-Cores 4
TDP Range 35-80W
Die Layout Monolithic

Codec Support

Codec Encode Notes
H.264 ✓ Most compatible, widely supported
HEVC 8-bit ✕ Better compression than H.264
HEVC 10-bit ✕ HDR support, better gradients
VP9 ✕ YouTube/web streaming codec
AV1 ✕ Next-gen, best compression

Benchmark Data 73 results from 14 CPUs

Test Avg FPS Min Max FPS/Watt
h264_1080p_cpu 21.4 11.5 33.8 —
h264_1080p 113.0 74.7 167.6 27.33
h264_4k 33.2 21.2 50.5 7.64
hevc_8bit 62.8 52.0 75.0 7.83

CPUs in This Generation

Top Performer i7-6770HQ +3 points vs i5-6600T • good overall (53/100)
CPU Model Results Avg FPS FPS/Watt Score
Top i7-6770HQ 4 73.7 — 53
i5-6600T 4 79.1 13.16 50
i7-6600U 8 52.0 17.51 49
i5-6200U 4 50.0 17.25 49
i3-6100T 8 46.8 16.51 48
i5-6500T 4 67.4 13.46 47
i5-6300U 4 40.1 19.41 47
i5-6400T 9 53.7 13.64 46
i5-6600 4 80.5 10.89 45
i5-6400 4 69.4 12.08 44
i5-6500 4 61.2 11.80 41
i3-6100 8 55.2 11.73 41
i7-6500U 4 45.3 14.32 40
i5-6260U 4 46.2 11.46 34

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