Intel Core i7 6820HQ vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Haswell E
Processor Number
i7-6820HQ
i7-5960X
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
22 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
45 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Transistor Count
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2.6 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
16
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
30x
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
64 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
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
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
40
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,057
Cinebench R23
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9,850
Geekbench 6
—
1,244
Geekbench 6
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6,669
Passmark CPU
—
1,963
Passmark CPU
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12,655
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.