Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9945
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i7-6700HQ
9945
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Radeon Graphics
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
AM5
Power Consumption
45 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
8
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.4 GHz
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
24
Multiplier
26x
34
L1 Cache
128 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
—
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
—
400 MHz
Shader Units
—
128
Texture Units
—
8
Raster Operation Units
—
4
Execution Units
—
2
Power Consumption
—
15
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
28
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,044
3,284
Geekbench 5
802
—
Geekbench 6
3,554
16,188
Geekbench 5
3,266
—
Passmark CPU
1,903
—
Passmark CPU
6,474
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Cinebench R23
—
2,117
Cinebench R23
—
19,948
Cinebench 2024
—
135
Cinebench 2024
—
1,230
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.