Intel Core i7 6822EQ vs 5930K |
Released October, 2015
Intel Core i7 6822EQ
- 2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6822EQ
 | Much lower typical power consumption 20.31W | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm | | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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Released July, 2014
Intel Core i7 5930K
- 3.5 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the 5930K
| | Is unlocked Yes | | Much higher clock speed 3.5 GHz |
| | Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3.7 GHz | | Much better performance per dollar 2.75 pt/$ |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 113.75W | 5.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 33.73 $/year | 5.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 122.64 $/year | 5.6x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Oct, 2015 | vs | Jul, 2014 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 75% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly higher turbo clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 30% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 2.75 pt/$ | vs | 0.58 pt/$ | More than 4.8x better performance per dollar | |||
| More l3 cache | 15 MB | vs | 8 MB | Around 90% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.77 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 2.5x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly better PassMark score | 13,647 | vs | 6,489 | More than 2x better PassMark score | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,095 | vs | 1,512 | Around 40% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 8 | 4 more threads | |||
| Better performance per watt | 11.39 pt/W | vs | 8.69 pt/W | More than 30% better performance per watt | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 25% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.45 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6822EQ vs 5930K
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 6822EQ | vs | 5930K |
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| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Hexa core | |
| Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | 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 | 25W | 140W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | 33.73 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | 122.64 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 8.69 pt/W | 11.39 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 20.31W | 113.75W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | QPI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 0 MT/s | |
details | Core i7 6822EQ | vs | 5930K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 12 | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 15 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.77 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2 GHz | 4.45 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2 GHz | 4.77 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,000 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 6,400 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 65,536 MB | 65,536 MB | |
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