Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs 4930MX |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
- 2.6 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6700HQ
 | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm | | Newer Jul, 2015 |
| | Slightly lower typical power consumption 36.56W | | Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year |
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Released January, 2014
Intel Core i7 4930MX
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the 4930MX
| | Is unlocked Yes | | Higher clock speed 3.1 GHz |
| | Higher turbo clock speed 4 GHz | | Much better turbo clock speed 1,350 MHz |
by Tarun-Iyer (May, 2013)The i7-4930MX also includes the Intel HD 4600 iGP which features a 400 MHz core clock, 1350 MHz memory clock, 20 execution units with two ROPs, four TMUs and a 128-bit DDR3 memory interface.
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Jan, 2014 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Slightly lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 46.31W | More than 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 49.93 $/year | More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Slightly lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 13.73 $/year | More than 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | Around 15% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better turbo clock speed | 1,350 MHz | vs | 1,050 MHz | Around 30% better turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 20.1 pt/W | vs | 5.41 pt/W | Around 3.8x better performance per watt | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| More l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,161 | vs | 1,802 | Around 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 400 MHz | vs | 350 MHz | Around 15% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 0.87 pt/$ | vs | 0.64 pt/$ | Around 35% better performance per dollar | |||
| Slightly better PassMark score | 9,521 | vs | 8,134 | More than 15% better PassMark score | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6700HQ vs 4930MX
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 6700HQ | vs | 4930MX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s | |
details | Core i7 6700HQ | vs | 4930MX |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 400 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | 1,350 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 45W | 57W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | 13.73 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | 49.93 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 5.41 pt/W | 20.1 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 36.56W | 46.31W | |
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| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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