Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs AMD Ryzen 5 3501U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Jun 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Picasso
Processor Number
i7-6700HQ
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Radeon Vega 8
Generation
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Ryzen 5 (Zen+ (Picasso))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
12 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
AMD Socket FP5
Power Consumption
45 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105°C
Transistor Count
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4.94 billions
Foundry
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GlobalFoundries
Die Size
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210 mm²
Package
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FP5
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
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Performance Core Threads
8
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Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
4
Multiplier
26x
21.0
L1 Cache
128 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 KB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
4 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3
PCIe Lanes
16
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,044
1,081
Geekbench 5
802
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Geekbench 6
3,554
2,981
Geekbench 5
3,266
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Passmark CPU
1,903
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Passmark CPU
6,474
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.