Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Nov 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 2
Processor Number
i7-6700HQ
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
AM4
Power Consumption
45 W
105 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Transistor Count
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3.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
16
Performance Core Threads
8
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
32
Multiplier
26x
35x
L1 Cache
128 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
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
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,044
1,709
Geekbench 5
802
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Geekbench 6
3,554
11,656
Geekbench 5
3,266
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Passmark CPU
1,903
2,692
Passmark CPU
6,474
38,953
Cinebench R23
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1,349
Cinebench R23
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24,396
Cinebench 2024
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72
Cinebench 2024
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1,325
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.