Intel Core i7 6500U vs Intel Core i7 6820HQ
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-6500U
i7-6820HQ
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 520
HD Graphics 530
Package
Transistor Count
1.7 billions
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Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
BGA-1440
Power Consumption
15 W
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
2
4
Total Thread Count
4
8
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1050 MHz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
12
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
719
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Cinebench R23
2,072
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Geekbench 6
1,027
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Geekbench 5
742
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Geekbench 6
2,074
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Geekbench 5
1,655
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Blender
22
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Passmark CPU
1,695
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Passmark CPU
3,261
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.