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Intel Core i7 6700HQ

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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
Lower typical power consumption 36.56W vs 46.31W More than 20% lower typical power consumption
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Jan, 2014 Release date over 1 years later
Lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year vs 49.93 $/year More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost
Lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year vs 13.73 $/year More than 20% lower annual home energy cost
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Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 68.4 vs 66 Around 5% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Higher clock speed 3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz Around 20% higher clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed 4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz Around 15% higher turbo clock speed
Much better performance per watt 20.09 pt/W vs 5.19 pt/W More than 3.8x better performance per watt
Much better turbo clock speed 1,350 MHz vs 1,050 MHz Around 30% better turbo clock speed
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
Slightly more l3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Better performance per dollar 0.87 pt/$ vs 0.62 pt/$ More than 40% better performance per dollar
Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,161 vs 1,802 Around 20% better PassMark (Single core) score
More l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1.5 MB/core Around 35% more l3 cache per core
Higher GPU clock speed 400 MHz vs 350 MHz Around 15% higher GPU clock speed
Better PassMark score 9,521 vs 8,134 More than 15% better PassMark score

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6700HQ vs 4930MX

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700HQ
11,926
Core i7 4930MX
12,623

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700HQ
3,066
Core i7 4930MX
3,649

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700HQ
4,040 MB/s
Core i7 4930MX
4,730,000 MB/s

3D Mark 06 (CPU)

Core i7 6700HQ
66
Core i7 4930MX
68.4

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 6700HQ
8,134
Core i7 4930MX
9,521

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 6700HQ
1,802
Core i7 4930MX
2,161

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 
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 5.19 pt/W 20.09 pt/W
Typical power consumption 36.56W 46.31W

bus
Transfer rate 8,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s
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