Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs 5700HQ

older Released July, 2015

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6700HQ

	Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 11,926		Better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score 226.21 fps
	Higher GPU clock speed 350 MHz		Better performance per dollar 0.62 pt/$

older Released April, 2015

Reasons to buy the 5700HQ

Much better 3DMark06 CPU score

68.2

Better PassMark (Single core) score

2,004

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 6700HQ 6.1 Core i7 5700HQ 5.9 Core i7 4720HQ 6.1
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 6700HQ 8.6 Core i7 5700HQ 7.2 Core i7 4720HQ 9.2
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 6700HQ n.d. Core i7 5700HQ n.d. Core i7 4720HQ n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 6700HQ 6.9 Core i7 5700HQ 6.9 Core i7 4720HQ 6.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 6700HQ 5.5 Core i7 5700HQ 5.4 Core i7 4720HQ 5.5
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 6700HQ n.d. Core i7 5700HQ n.d. Core i7 4720HQ n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

8.8	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Core i7 6700HQ 8.8 Core i7 5700HQ 8.4 Core i7 4720HQ 8.4

Winner
Intel Core i7 5700HQ

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 5700HQ based on its single-core performance.

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 6700HQ

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Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

11,926

4,080

Around 3x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

Better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score

226.21 fps

200.83 fps

Around 15% better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score

Higher GPU clock speed

350 MHz

300 MHz

More than 15% higher GPU clock speed

Better performance per dollar

0.62 pt/$

0.53 pt/$

More than 15% better performance per dollar

Better performance per watt

5.19 pt/W

4.24 pt/W

More than 20% better performance per watt

Better overclocked clock speed (Water)

3.5 GHz

2.7 GHz

Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

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Apr, 2015

Release date 3 months later

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 5700HQ

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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score

68.2

Around 5% better 3DMark06 CPU score

Better PassMark (Single core) score

2,004

1,802

More than 10% better PassMark (Single core) score

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700HQ

27.32 mHash/s

Core i7 5700HQ

31.05 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 6700HQ

21.48 mPixels/s

Core i7 5700HQ

17.1 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700HQ

1.48 fps

Core i7 5700HQ

1.3 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700HQ

11,926

Core i7 5700HQ

4,080

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700HQ

3,066

Core i7 5700HQ

2,401

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700HQ

4,040 MB/s

Core i7 5700HQ

173.1 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 6700HQ

8,134

Core i7 5700HQ

8,375

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 6700HQ

1,802

Core i7 5700HQ

2,004

summary	Core i7 6700HQ	5700HQ
Clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Turbo clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.5 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	47W
Annual home energy cost	10.84 $/year	11.32 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	39.42 $/year	41.17 $/year
Performance per watt	5.19 pt/W	4.24 pt/W
Typical power consumption	36.56W	38.19W
bus
Architecture	FSB	DMI 2.0
Number of links	1	1
Transfer rate	8,000 MT/s	5,000 MT/s

details	Core i7 6700HQ	5700HQ
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	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	3.63 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	3.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.51 GHz	3.63 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 530	Intel® HD Graphics 5600
Number of displays supported	3	3
GPU clock speed	350 MHz	300 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,050 MHz	1,050 MHz
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
Maximum memory size	65,536 MB	32,768 MB

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Showing 7 comments.

Zak Bogs (10:32 AM, August 2, 2016)

It also features a better GPU. The HD 530 performs the same as a dedicated 820M.

Zak Bogs (10:30 AM, August 2, 2016)

If you're put in a decision between 2 laptops with the same specs (but different CPUs), go with the 6700HQ. Skylake chips are meant to feature newer technologies, and perform the same as the older chips while being less power consuming. Trust me, you're paying just a little bit more for the latest technology. And I doubt there will be anything beyond Skylake for years.

PulloGorko102 (07:10 PM, July 9, 2016)

Are these results accurate? I would assume Skylake would be a TINY BIT faster since the motherboard it uses anyways utilizes DDR4 ram.

Daniel Neykov (08:44 AM, February 27, 2016)

He meant NEWER chip, not "never cheap"

WHO AM I (12:20 PM, February 12, 2016)

But it isn't even better! By the way, you type CHEAP, not chip.

WeiUHefTewBSewRude (02:17 AM, February 11, 2016)

never chip, price premium for having the latest and greatest.

WHO AM I (03:26 PM, January 26, 2016)

So why is the i7-6700hq more expensive?

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