Intel Core i7 6820HQ vs Intel Core i9 12900HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
May 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i7-6820HQ
i9-12900HX
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
BGA-1964
Power Consumption
45 W
45-55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
157 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
24
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
8
Efficiency Core Threads
—
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
1.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
23x
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1550 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
Shader Units
—
256
Texture Units
—
16
Raster Operation Units
—
8
Execution Units
—
32
Power Consumption
—
45 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
—
1,904
Cinebench R23
—
20,977
Geekbench 6
—
2,519
Geekbench 5
—
1,896
Geekbench 6
—
14,447
Geekbench 5
—
16,154
Blender
—
280
Passmark CPU
—
3,874
Passmark CPU
—
34,632
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.