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Intel Core i7 6700HQ

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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 66 vs 57.3 More than 15% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Higher clock speed 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed 3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz Around 10% higher turbo clock speed
Significantly better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score 226.21 fps vs 162.13 fps Around 40% better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score
Better turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz vs 950 MHz More than 10% better turbo clock speed
More threads 8 vs 4 Twice as many threads
Better PassMark score 8,134 vs 6,037 Around 35% better PassMark score
Better performance per watt 5.19 pt/W vs 3.47 pt/W Around 50% better performance per watt
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.51 GHz vs 3.2 GHz Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score 1,802 vs 1,675 Around 10% better PassMark (Single core) score
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6700HQ vs i5 6300HQ

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700HQ
27.32 mHash/s
Core i5 6300HQ
23.46 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 6700HQ
21.48 mPixels/s
Core i5 6300HQ
17.34 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700HQ
1.48 fps
Core i5 6300HQ
1.14 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700HQ
11,926
Core i5 6300HQ
3,205

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700HQ
3,066
Core i5 6300HQ
1,957

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700HQ
4,040 MB/s
Core i5 6300HQ
145.7 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 6700HQ
8,134
Core i5 6300HQ
6,037

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 6700HQ
1,802
Core i5 6300HQ
1,675

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 6700HQ  vs
i5 6300HQ 
Clock speed 2.6 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.5 GHz 3.2 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 45W 45W
Annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year 10.84 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year 39.42 $/year
Performance per watt 5.19 pt/W 3.47 pt/W
Typical power consumption 36.56W 36.56W

bus
Architecture FSB FSB
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 8,000 MT/s 8,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 6700HQ  vs
i5 6300HQ 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 14 nm 14 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.51 GHz 3.2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.5 GHz 3.2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.51 GHz 3.2 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 350 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz 950 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 65,536 MB 65,536 MB
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Comments

Showing 3 comments.
Ray Jerome (05:59 AM, November 14, 2017)
this intel skylake has problem with underclock 0.78ghz everytime laptop batery reach 40%
reizo (12:54 PM, October 8, 2017)
i think the i5 6300iQ more better than i7 6700 .. for the price 150 dollar and the deffrend are so small ... i was thinking befor that ...6700 more than thins against 6300 . anyway i5 better
Teo Simon (06:40 AM, March 15, 2017)
Es un excelente análisis .- Una artículo muy conveniente , que sirve de muchísima ayuda a la hora de comprar un computador portátil.-
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