Intel Arc G3 vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Core Architecture
Panther Lake
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Arc B370
HD Graphics 530
Generation
Arc G3 (Panther Lake)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i7-6700HQ
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel BGA 2540
BGA-1440
Power Consumption
25 W
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Package
FC-BGA
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.9 GHz
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
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Efficiency Core Threads
12
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1500 MHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
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Total Core Count
14
4
Total Thread Count
14
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
19.0
26x
L1 Cache
192 KB per core
128 K per core
L2 Cache
2.5 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
96 up to GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
136.5 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
1050 MHz
Execution Units
10
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Max Resolution
7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
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AI Accelerator
Theoretical performance
46 TOPS
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
4
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
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1,044
Geekbench 5
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802
Geekbench 6
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3,554
Geekbench 5
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3,266
Passmark CPU
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1,903
Passmark CPU
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6,474
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.