Intel Core 3 304 vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2026
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Core Architecture
Wildcat Lake
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
HD Graphics 530
Generation
Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i7-6700HQ
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel BGA 1516
BGA-1440
Power Consumption
15 W
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Package
FC-BGA
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
1
4
Performance Core Threads
2
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1400 MHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
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Total Core Count
5
4
Total Thread Count
5
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
15.0
26x
L1 Cache
192 KB
128 K per core
L2 Cache
2.5 MB
256 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
1
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
59.7 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4
3.0
PCIe Lanes
6
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1050 MHz
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,472
1,044
Geekbench 6
6,708
3,554
Geekbench 5
—
802
Geekbench 5
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3,266
Passmark CPU
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1,903
Passmark CPU
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6,474
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.