Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs Intel Xeon 658X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i7-6700HQ
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
45 W
250 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
99°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
24
Performance Core Threads
8
48
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
4
24
Total Thread Count
8
48
Multiplier
26x
30.0
L1 Cache
128 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
144 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
128
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,044
3,096
Geekbench 5
802
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Geekbench 6
3,554
29,732
Geekbench 5
3,266
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Passmark CPU
1,903
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Passmark CPU
6,474
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.