Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Jan 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Processor Number
i7-6700HQ
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Radeon 740M
Generation
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Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
AM5
Power Consumption
45 W
45-65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Transistor Count
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20.9 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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88 W
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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137 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
2
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
8
12
Multiplier
26x
35
L1 Cache
128 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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3.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
2800 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
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800 MHz
Shader Units
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256
Texture Units
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16
Raster Operation Units
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8
Execution Units
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4
Power Consumption
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15
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
14
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,044
2,716
Geekbench 5
802
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Geekbench 6
3,554
11,079
Geekbench 5
3,266
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Passmark CPU
1,903
3,889
Passmark CPU
6,474
21,637
Cinebench R23
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1,794
Cinebench R23
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11,521
Cinebench 2024
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108
Cinebench 2024
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686
Blender
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195
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.