Intel Core i7 6500U 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 1.1GHz)
Intel Core i5 1240U 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 4MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (9W vs 15W)