Intel Core i9 7960X vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i9-7960X
i7-6700HQ
Integrated Graphics
N/A
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
BGA-1440
Power Consumption
165 W
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
4
Performance Core Threads
32
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
32
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
28x
26x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
128 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
44
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1050 MHz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,099
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Cinebench R23
22,189
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Geekbench 6
1,313
1,044
Geekbench 6
9,066
3,554
Passmark CPU
2,489
1,903
Passmark CPU
26,917
6,474
Geekbench 5
—
802
Geekbench 5
—
3,266
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.