CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6700K vs 6700HQ among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 6700K
6.6
Core i7 6700HQ
6.1
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 6700K
8.0
Core i7 6700HQ
7.1
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 6700K
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Core i7 6700HQ
n.d.
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
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Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 6700K
8.1
Core i7 6700HQ
7.8
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 6700K
5.1
Core i7 6700HQ
5.3
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 6700K
5.7
Core i7 6700HQ
n.d.
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.4

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 6700K
8.1
Core i7 6700HQ
8.4
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.

Winner
Intel Core i7 6700K 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 6700K  based on its performance, single-core performance and value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Much higher clock speed 4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz Around 55% higher clock speed
Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz vs 3.5 GHz More than 20% higher turbo clock speed
Significantly better 3DMark06 CPU score 80.5 vs 66 More than 20% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz vs 1,050 MHz Around 10% better turbo clock speed
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 PassMark (Single core) score 2,349 vs 1,802 More than 30% better PassMark (Single core) score
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.62 GHz vs 3.5 GHz More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Significantly better performance per dollar 1.07 pt/$ vs 0.64 pt/$ More than 65% better performance per dollar
More l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1.5 MB/core Around 35% more l3 cache per core
Better PassMark score 11,109 vs 8,134 More than 35% better PassMark score
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.77 GHz vs 3.5 GHz More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Lower typical power consumption 36.56W vs 73.94W 2x lower typical power consumption
Better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score 17.05 fps vs 13.55 fps More than 25% better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score
Better performance per watt 5.41 pt/W vs 3.46 pt/W More than 55% better performance per watt
Lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year vs 79.72 $/year 2x lower annual commercial energy cost
Lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year vs 21.92 $/year 2x lower annual home energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6700K vs 6700HQ

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K
33.21 mHash/s
Core i7 6700HQ
30.94 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 6700K
26.56 mPixels/s
Core i7 6700HQ
21.39 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K
1.81 fps
Core i7 6700HQ
1.48 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
17,583
Core i7 6700HQ
11,926

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
4,510
Core i7 6700HQ
3,066

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
6,010 MB/s
Core i7 6700HQ
4,040 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 6700K
11,109
Core i7 6700HQ
8,134

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 6700K
2,349
Core i7 6700HQ
1,802

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 6700K  vs
6700HQ 
Clock speed 4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz 3.5 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Is unlocked Yes 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 91W 45W
Annual home energy cost 21.92 $/year 10.84 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 79.72 $/year 39.42 $/year
Performance per watt 3.46 pt/W 5.41 pt/W
Typical power consumption 73.94W 36.56W

bus
Architecture FSB FSB
Number of links 0 1
Transfer rate 8,000 MT/s 8,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 6700K  vs
6700HQ 
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 8 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 14 nm 14 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 4.62 GHz 3.5 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.77 GHz 3.5 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.62 GHz 3.5 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 1,150 MHz 1,050 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 6 comments.
JesusChrist (11:04 AM, December 1, 2016)
lmao this is hilarious! hahahahahahaha
saltysailor (05:20 PM, September 9, 2016)
Wow...if this doesn't prove that cpuboss has jumped the shark, nothing else will!!!
janon (11:59 PM, August 21, 2016)
The 4790k and 6700k scores must be reversed. Unless the intent was to score the older, slower, proc higher yet give the win to the newer, faster part regardless.
Zachariah Bellomy (12:30 PM, August 21, 2016)
I like how in the end they go e you the bias opinion that the desktop processor is better even though the mobile scored higher over all. What is the target usage? If im buying a laptop with a 1060 and 16gb ddr4 2400 I'm not going to pay an extra 275$ for the k, when the hq with give me almost the same performance bit with greatly improved energy consumption. And why is over clocking even a factor. The amount you can over clock safely vs what the CPU already turbos to is less than 500mhz total. And again, it's a laptop. Soooooo unless you don't have a desktop it's completely pointless to go with the k model.
cpubosslies (07:26 PM, June 28, 2016)
likewise
SuperTaz (12:59 PM, June 3, 2016)
i7 6700k 8.1? i7 6700HQ 8.3??? and i7 4790k better performance than 6700k????? SERIOUSLY???????????? removing cpuboss of favourites....
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