Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs Intel Core i9 10900X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Cascade Lake
Processor Number
i7-6700HQ
i9-10900X
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
45 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
94 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
8
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
10
Total Thread Count
8
20
Multiplier
26x
37x
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
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
64 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
93.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
48
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,044
1,566
Geekbench 5
802
1,133
Geekbench 6
3,554
9,308
Geekbench 5
3,266
10,786
Passmark CPU
1,903
2,664
Passmark CPU
6,474
22,469
Cinebench R23
—
1,145
Cinebench R23
—
14,312
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.