Intel Core i7 6700K vs 6700HQ

older Released July, 2015

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6700K

	Is unlocked Yes		Much higher clock speed 4 GHz
	Higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz		Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 80.5

Overall performance is better than any other CPU on the market, save for Extreme Edition models.

by PCMag

older Released July, 2015

Reasons to buy the 6700HQ

	Much lower typical power consumption 36.56W		Better performance per watt 5.2 pt/W
	Much lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year		Much lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 6700K 6.5 Core i7 6700HQ 6.1 Core i7 4790K 7.7
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 Core i7 4790K 9.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 6700K n.d. Core i7 6700HQ n.d. Core i7 4790K 9.6
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 6700K 8.0 Core i7 6700HQ 7.4 Core i7 4790K 7.4
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 6700K 5.2 Core i7 6700HQ 5.5 Core i7 4790K 5.3
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 6700K 5.9 Core i7 6700HQ n.d. Core i7 4790K 6.4
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

8.4	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Core i7 6700K 8.2 Core i7 6700HQ 8.4 Core i7 4790K 8.8

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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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 6700K

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Is unlocked

Yes

Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Much higher clock speed

4 GHz

2.6 GHz

Around 55% higher clock speed

Higher turbo clock speed

4.2 GHz

3.5 GHz

More than 20% higher turbo clock speed

Much better 3DMark06 CPU score

80.5

More than 20% better 3DMark06 CPU score

Better turbo clock speed

1,150 MHz

1,050 MHz

Around 10% better turbo clock speed

Better PassMark (Single core) score

2,349

1,802

More than 30% better PassMark (Single core) score

Slightly more l3 cache

8 MB

6 MB

Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later

Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air)

4.61 GHz

3.51 GHz

More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Significantly better performance per dollar

0.91 pt/$

0.62 pt/$

More than 45% better performance per dollar

Better PassMark score

11,109

8,134

More than 35% better PassMark score

More l3 cache per core

2 MB/core

1.5 MB/core

Around 35% more l3 cache per core

Better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score

13.68 fps

11.26 fps

More than 20% better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score

Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water)

4.77 GHz

3.5 GHz

More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 6700HQ

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Much lower typical power consumption

36.56W

73.94W

2x lower typical power consumption

Better performance per watt

5.2 pt/W

3.5 pt/W

Around 50% better performance per watt

Much lower annual home energy cost

10.84 $/year

21.92 $/year

2x lower annual home energy cost

Much lower annual commercial energy cost

39.42 $/year

79.72 $/year

2x lower annual commercial energy cost

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K

35.02 mHash/s

Core i7 6700HQ

27.32 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 6700K

26.72 mPixels/s

Core i7 6700HQ

21.48 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K

1.82 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

summary	Core i7 6700K	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	3.5 pt/W	5.2 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	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	4.61 GHz	3.51 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	4.77 GHz	3.5 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	4.61 GHz	3.51 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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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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