Skylake for Notebooks: Core i7-6700HQ and i7-6820HK Review

Hardly faster, but much more efficient. The wait is over: Intel's new Skylake architecture is finally available for notebooks and replaces the predecessors Haswell and Broadwell. We review the two quad-core models Core i7-6700HQ and i7-6820HK.

Till Schönborn (translated by Andreas Osthoff), Published 09/27/2015 🇩🇪 🇵🇱

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For the original German article, see here.

After Intel's Skylake generation has been available for desktops for a couple of weeks now, the manufacturers now launch the first notebooks based on the new micro architecture. A total of 28 different models were announced in the beginning of September, and today we test two of the fastest quad-core chips – the Core i7-6700HQ and Core i7-6820HK. Based on these two models we want to have a first look at the CPU as well as GPU performance of the Skylake series and also evaluate the progress in respect of the power efficiency.

Model Overview

Intel announced a total of eight quad-core processors at the launch of the mobile Skylake generation, including two Xeon models for professional workstation notebooks as well as two Core i5 chips without Hyper-Threading support. The remaining four CPUs are Core i7 chips, besides our two review models i7-6700HQ and i7-6820HK you can get the i7-6820HQ as well as the temporarily top model i7-6920HQ.

Model	Cores/Threads	Nominal Clock	Turbo 1C/2C/4C	GPU	TDP
Skylake
i7-6920HQ	4/8	2.9 GHz	3.8/3.6/3.4 GHz	HD Graphics 530 (350 - 1050 MHz)	45 Watts
i7-6820HQ	4/8	2.7 GHz	3.6/3.4/3.2 GHz	HD Graphics 530 (350 - 1050 MHz)	45 Watts
i7-6820HK	4/8	2.7 GHz	3.6/3.4/3.2 GHz	HD Graphics 530 (350 - 1050 MHz)	45 Watts
i7-6700HQ	4/8	2.6 GHz	3.5/3.3/3.1 GHz	HD Graphics 530 (350 - 1050 MHz)	45 Watts
Broadwell (Excerpt)
i7-5700HQ	4/8	2.7 GHz	3.5/3.5/3.5 GHz	HD Graphics 5600 (300 - 1050 MHz)	47 Watts
Haswell (Excerpt)
i7-4940MX	4/8	3.1 GHz	4.0/3.9/3.8 GHz	HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1350 MHz)	57 Watts
i7-4910MQ	4/8	2.9 GHz	3.9/3.8/3.7 GHz	HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1300 MHz)	47 Watts
i7-4810MQ	4/8	2.8 GHz	3.8/3.7/3.6 GHz	HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1300 MHz)	47 Watts
i7-4720HQ	4/8	2.6 GHz	3.6/3.5/3.4 GHz	HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1200 MHz)	47 Watts

You can immediately see some special characteristics when you look at the specs of the new CPUs: Among others, the mobile Skylake chips use much lower clocks compared to Haswell and Broadwell, especially when you utilize all four cores. The quad-core Turbo of the Core i7-6700HQ, for example, is just 3.1 GHz and much lower than the predecessors Core i7-4720HQ (Haswell, 3.4 GHz) and Core i7-5700HQ (Broadwell, 3.5 GHz). Even though the per-MHz performance was slightly increased: Bigger performance jumps are not very likely.

Another surprise is the lack of the so called Extreme Edition models, which represented the high-end models of the portfolio so far. There is still a CPU with a free multiplier called Core i7-6820HK, but TDP and nominal clocks are once again much lower than the old chips. Still, Intel claims that the 6820HK was already overclocked to 4.2 GHz with air-cooling during internal tests, which would make a worthy – and also much more inexpensive – successor to the 4940MX.

The Review Devices

We performed the following benchmarks of the Core i7-6700HQ and i7-6820HK with two Clevo barebones, but unfortunately we cannot give you any more details about the systems at this time. Both review devices were equipped with 2x 8 GB DDR4-2400 memory as well as a PCIe-SSD from Samsung running Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) as well as the Intel graphics driver 10.18.15.4256.

We included the two desktop CPUs Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K for comparison purposes. They were also tested in Clevo barebones, more precisely the models P771DM (Schenker XMG U706) as well as P751DM (Schenker XMG U506). Both devices were also equipped with 2x 8 GB DDR4-2400 PCIe-SSDs and will be reviewed separately soon.

All other measurements for several Broadwell and Haswell systems are from older reviews, which is why we cannot ensure a similar hardware or software equipment. More details on the corresponding devices are available in the legend or the related reviews, respectively.

Benchmarks

CPU Performance

On average, Skylake is around 10% faster than the old Haswell architecture and still around 5% faster than the Broadwell predecessor in all benchmarks when the chips are running at the same frequency. That the Core i7-6820HK still is not at the top of all the rankings is a result of the comparatively low clocks that we already mentioned. The Broadwell Core i7-5700HQ quad-core is just ahead in multi-core scenarios thanks to the 300 MHz higher Turbo for four active cores, while the 4.0 GHz i7-4940MX dominates the single-thread tests. Still, the performance differences are usually very small, so users will have a hard time noticing a difference between a fast Haswell, Broadwell and Skylake quad-core.

By the way, the defensive clocks of the Skylake chips also have advantages: Combined with the advanced 14 nm manufacturing process, you get a pretty low power consumption, so both the Core i7-6700HQ as well as the i7-6820HK do not reach their TDP limit of 45 Watts when you only stress the CPU. This means that the specified Turbo Boost can be maintained even under maximum load, which was not the case for many Haswell chips. The often questionable performance gains of the fastest Core i7 models that were throttled by their TDP limit should be much bigger with Skylake – particularly for the top model i7-6920HQ.

We obviously tested the overclocking capabilities of the Core i7-6820HK in practice and set all Turbo speeds to 4.0 GHz via Intel's XTU tool. The result is a performance gain between 10 up to 20%, which means the CPU is almost on par with the desktop model Core i7-6700K (4.0 - 4.2 GHz). With good cooling conditions, optimized voltages (we worked with "Adaptive Core Voltage") and the increase of the maximum currents ("Core IccMax") there should be even more performance gains.

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	1.94 Points
Intel Core i7-6820HK	1.73 Points
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	1.69 Points
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	1.67 Points
Intel Core i7-4940MX	1.77 Points
Intel Core i7-4930MX	1.74 Points
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	1.68 Points
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	1.59 Points
Intel Core i7-6700K	1.97 Points
Intel Core i5-6600K	1.88 Points
CPU Multi 64Bit (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	9.22 Points
Intel Core i7-6820HK	7.78 Points
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	7.48 Points
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	7.94 Points
Intel Core i7-4940MX	7.64 Points
Intel Core i7-4930MX	7.47 Points
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	7.61 Points
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	7.3 Points
Intel Core i7-6700K	9.6 Points
Intel Core i5-6600K	6.93 Points

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	171 Points
Intel Core i7-6820HK	151 Points
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	146 Points
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	143 Points
Intel Core i7-4940MX	157 Points
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	140 Points
Intel Core i7-6700K	173 Points
Intel Core i5-6600K	166 Points
CPU Multi 64Bit (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	824 Points
Intel Core i7-6820HK	709 Points
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	680 Points
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	724 Points
Intel Core i7-4940MX	708 Points
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	667 Points
Intel Core i7-6700K	875 Points
Intel Core i5-6600K	601 Points

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1 (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	204.1 fps
Intel Core i7-6820HK	168.4 fps
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	159.9 fps
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	170 fps
Intel Core i7-4940MX	167.4 fps
Intel Core i7-4930MX	164.8 fps
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	163 fps
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	133.8 fps
Intel Core i7-6700K	210.2 fps
Intel Core i5-6600K	196.3 fps
Pass 2 (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	54.3 fps
Intel Core i7-6820HK	44.32 fps
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	42.7 fps
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	42.83 fps
Intel Core i7-4940MX	42.9 fps
Intel Core i7-4930MX	42.22 fps
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	42 fps
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	32.55 fps
Intel Core i7-6700K	55.3 fps
Intel Core i5-6600K	40.1 fps

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	4.9 GB/s
Intel Core i7-6820HK	4 GB/s
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	3.8 GB/s
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	4.2 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4940MX	4.1 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4930MX	4.1 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	4.1 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	3.8 GB/s
Intel Core i7-6700K	4.9 GB/s
Intel Core i5-6600K	3.2 GB/s
Twofish Mean 100MB (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	0.84 GB/s
Intel Core i7-6820HK	0.688 GB/s
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	0.64 GB/s
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	0.684 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4940MX	0.664 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4930MX	0.645 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	0.65 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	0.602 GB/s
Intel Core i7-6700K	0.848 GB/s
Intel Core i5-6600K	0.52 GB/s
Serpent Mean 100MB (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	0.503 GB/s
Intel Core i7-6820HK	0.408 GB/s
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	0.38 GB/s
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	0.384 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4940MX	0.365 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4930MX	0.368 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	0.37 GB/s
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	0.342 GB/s
Intel Core i7-6700K	0.507 GB/s
Intel Core i5-6600K	0.31 GB/s

WinRAR - Result (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	5785 KB/s
Intel Core i7-6820HK	5314 KB/s
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	4950 KB/s
Intel Core i7-4930MX	5103 KB/s
Intel Core i7-6700K	5877 KB/s
Intel Core i5-6600K	3643 KB/s

Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - 32M (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	480.9 s *
Intel Core i7-6820HK	528 s *
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	579 s *
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	565 s *
Intel Core i7-4940MX	491.5 s *
Intel Core i7-4930MX	512 s *
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	536 s *
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	561 s *
Intel Core i7-6700K	477.6 s *
Intel Core i5-6600K	501 s *

3DMark 06 - CPU - CPU Score (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	9094 Points
Intel Core i7-6820HK	7410 Points
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	7205 Points
Intel Core i7-5700HQ	7665 Points
Intel Core i7-4940MX	7678 Points
Intel Core i7-4930MX	7435 Points
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	7513 Points
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	7378 Points
Intel Core i7-6700K	9101 Points
Intel Core i5-6600K	7413 Points

Geekbench 3
64 Bit Single-Core Score (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	4353 Points
Intel Core i7-6820HK	3983 Points
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	3885 Points
Intel Core i7-6700K	4436 Points
Intel Core i5-6600K	4269 Points
64 Bit Multi-Core Score (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	16750 Points
Intel Core i7-6820HK	14128 Points
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	13735 Points
Intel Core i7-6700K	17214 Points
Intel Core i5-6600K	12914 Points

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	798 ms *
Intel Core i7-6820HK	923 ms *
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	945 ms *
Intel Core i7-6700K	795 ms *
Intel Core i5-6600K	850 ms *

Octane V2 - Total Score (sort by value)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 4 GHz	45183 Points
Intel Core i7-6820HK	36702 Points
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	36482 Points
Intel Core i7-6700K	43688 Points
Intel Core i5-6600K	43012 Points

Legend

Clevo P671RG (OC 4 GHz) Intel Core i7-6820HK, Intel HD Graphics 530,

Clevo P671RG Intel Core i7-6820HK, Intel HD Graphics 530,

Clevo P651RE Intel Core i7-6700HQ, Intel HD Graphics 530,

MSI GT80 Titan SLI Intel Core i7-5700HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI, 4x Micron M600 MTFDDAV512MBF M.2 (RAID 0)

Eurocom X8 Intel Core i7-4940MX, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M SLI, Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB mSATA

Core i7-4930MX (Clevo P150SM) Intel Core i7-4930MX, Intel HD Graphics 4600, Samsung SSD PM841 MZMTD128HAFV mSATA

SCHENKER W503 Intel Core i7-4800MQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M, Samsung SSD PM841 MZMTD128HAFV mSATA

MSI GE62 2QD Intel Core i7-4720HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, 2x ADATA SP900NS38 (RAID 0)

SCHENKER XMG U706 Intel Core i7-6700K, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, Samsung SM951 MZVPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e

Clevo P751DM Intel Core i5-6600K, ,

* ... smaller is better

GPU Performance

Intel equips the Skylake generation with four different graphics solutions based on the "Gen9 architecture":

GT1 (12 EUs, no eDRAM): HD Graphics (Skylake), HD Graphics 510
GT2 (24 EUs, no eDRAM): HD Graphics 515, HD Graphics 520, HD Graphics 530
GT3e (48 EUs, 64 MB eDRAM): Iris Graphics 540, Iris Graphics 550
GT4e (72 EUs, 128 MB eDRAM): Iris Pro Graphics 580 (?)

The GT2 version of the tested quad-core chips with the designation HD Graphics 530 is therefore the second smallest configuration of the GPU and is the successor of the HD Graphics 4600 (20 EUs, Intel Gen7.5, Haswell) as well as HD Graphics 5600 (24 EUs, Intel Gen8, Broadwell). Thanks to several design optimizations, performance and power efficiency are supposed to be once again improved, and the graphics unit also benefits from the new support for DDR4 memory.

The resulting performance gains are actually pretty decent and are somewhere between 25 - 30% compared to the HD Graphics 4600 – with some outliers in both directions. Even though this only translates to a performance advantage of 5% over the newer HD Graphics 5600, the HD Graphics 530 manages a reasonable performance on par with a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 920M. This means you can play many current titles smoothly if you can live with lower resolutions and settings. More details will probably require the GT4e version with three times more shaders and 128 MB eDRAM that is expected for 2016.

Unfortunately, we encountered some problems during our tests, starting with inexplicably low frame rates (Counter Strike: GO, GTA V, Watch Dogs, LuxMark) all the way up to reproducible crashes (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare). We suspect that this is not (only) an problem of the Intel graphics driver, but that there are also some issues in combination with Optimus (all Skylake test models were equipped with a dedicated Nvidia GPU, which was deactivated for our measurements) and we will try to repeat corresponding benchmarks with upcoming review units.

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	1499 Points
Intel HD Graphics 530	1487 Points
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	1957 Points
Intel HD Graphics 5600	1431 Points
Intel HD Graphics 4600	1258 Points
Intel HD Graphics 4600	1176 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	2361 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	2427 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	2153 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	2061 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	1706 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	1704 Points

3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	1080 Points
Intel HD Graphics 530	1053 Points
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	1536 Points
Intel HD Graphics 5600	991 Points
Intel HD Graphics 4600	978 Points
Intel HD Graphics 4600	848 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	1611 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	1633 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	1435 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	1438 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	1161 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	1157 Points
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	1132 Points

Fifa 15
1280x720 Low Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	65.2 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	92 (73^min - 107^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	65.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	52.3 (45^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	71.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	68.3 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	42.5 fps
1366x768 High Preset AA:2x MS (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	46 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	67 (55^min - 77^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	45.7 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	36 (31^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	73.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	66.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	66.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	55.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	52.4 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	37.9 fps

Sims 4
1366x768 Medium Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	52.9 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	68 (49^min - 117^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	52.6 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	40.3 (32^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	74 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	73 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	40.1 fps
1920x1080 High Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	26.6 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	34.7 (26^min - 49^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	25.2 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	18.8 (14^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	31.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	29.8 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	23.1 fps

GRID: Autosport
1366x768 Medium Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	54.3 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	60 (49^min - 80^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	44.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	45.8 (36^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	62.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	57.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	75.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	58.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	51.9 fps
1920x1080 High Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	24.1 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	33.4 (27^min - 43^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	22.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	19.7 (16^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	30.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	30.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	36.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	27.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	24.1 fps

BioShock Infinite
1280x720 Very Low Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	67.2 fps
Intel HD Graphics 530	66.6 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	78.5 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	57.6 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	57 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	87.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	79.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	64.1 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	23.6 fps
1366x768 Medium Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	32.1 fps
Intel HD Graphics 530	32 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	40.1 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	30.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	25.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	49 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	50.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	49.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	45.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	35.3 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	20.8 fps
1366x768 High Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	27.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 530	26.9 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	35.2 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	25 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	21.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	43.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	39.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	40 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	36.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	29.6 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	29.5 fps

Tomb Raider
1024x768 Low Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	92.6 fps
Intel HD Graphics 530	92 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	123.1 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	81.6 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	74.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	118.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	84.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	83.8 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	70 fps
1366x768 Normal Preset AA:FX AF:4x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	45 fps
Intel HD Graphics 530	45.8 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	58.6 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	39.4 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	34.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	61.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	60.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	58.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	42.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	43.3 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	39 fps
1366x768 High Preset AA:FX AF:8x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	29.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 530	31.2 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	35.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	25 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	19.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	33.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	32.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	31.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	25.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	25.7 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	26 fps

Diablo III
1024x768 Low / off (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	106.7 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	133.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	82.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	111.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	110.3 fps
1366x768 Medium / low (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	71.7 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	86.2 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	50.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	72.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	69.2 fps
1366x768 High AA:on (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	60 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	75 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	42.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	59.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	55.4 fps

Crysis 3
1024x768 Low Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	34 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	50.7 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	30.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	30.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	36.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	37.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	36.4 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	29.2 fps
1366x768 Medium Preset AF:16x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	21.2 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	31.4 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	18.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	19.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	21.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	21.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	22 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	17.4 fps
1366x768 High Preset AA:FX AF:16x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	14.4 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	20.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	12.4 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	13.5 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	12.3 fps

Metro: Last Light
1024x768 Low (DX10) AF:4x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	39.4 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	47.1 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	32.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	34 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	46.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	45.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	40.8 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	29.7 (10^min - 50^max) fps
1366x768 Medium (DX10) AF:4x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	28.2 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	34.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	24 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	23.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	36.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	35.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	32.7 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	25.1 (9^min - 49^max) fps
1366x768 High (DX11) AF:16x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	16.3 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	17.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	15.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	13.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	27.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	21.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	20.1 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	16.2 (8^min - 28^max) fps

Thief
1024x768 Very Low Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	29.2 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	27.7 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	21.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	37.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	39.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	35.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	25 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	19 fps
1366x768 Normal Preset AA:FX (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	16.1 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	15.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	12.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	23.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	25.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	22.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	14.9 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	16.6 fps
1366x768 High Preset AA:FXAA & Low SS AF:4x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	13.1 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	12.7 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	9.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	19.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	18.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	12.3 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	11.6 fps

Evolve
1024x768 Low Graphics Quality (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	15.7 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	28 (20^min - 33^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	19 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	14.7 (12^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	35.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	33.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	32.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	25.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	26.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	24.3 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	26.7 fps
1366x768 Medium Graphics Quality (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	11.5 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	21 (11^min - 25^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	13.5 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	11 (9^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	25.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	23.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	23.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	18.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	19 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	17.9 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	20.4 fps
1920x1080 High Graphics Quality AA:FX (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	6.3 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	12 (10^min - 14^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	7.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	9.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	10 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	8.9 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	10.6 fps

Battlefield Hardline
1024x768 Low Graphics Quality (DX11) (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	49.7 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	54 (39^min - 68^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	37.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	32.1 (27^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	55.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	56.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	61.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	40.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	51.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	42.2 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	31.9 fps
1366x768 Medium Graphics Quality (DX11) (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	32.8 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	38.7 (29^min - 46^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	26.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	22.1 (18^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	39.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	39.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	46.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	28.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	36.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	30 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	20.6 fps
1920x1080 High Graphics Quality (DX11) (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	13.4 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	17 (13^min - 21^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	10.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	9.2 (7^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	17.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	16.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	16.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	12.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	12.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	11.4 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	10.3 fps

Dirt Rally
1024x768 Ultra Low Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	157.6 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	168 (143^min - 216^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	112.7 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	125.8 (102^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	137.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	136.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	136.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	134.2 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	106 (75^min - 150^max) fps
1366x768 Medium Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	27.4 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	41 (32^min - 58^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	27.4 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	25.3 (21^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	53.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	42.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	33.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	33.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	31.1 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	34 (23^min - 43^max) fps
1920x1080 High Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	13 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	19.1 (14^min - 31^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	12.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	12.7 (12^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	27.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	21.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	16.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	16.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	15.9 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	19.4 (13^min - 27^max) fps

Civilization: Beyond Earth
1024x768 Minimum Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	57.7 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	53.3 (12^min - 92^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	37 (18^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	69.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	57.3 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	51.4 fps
1366x768 Medium Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	22.3 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	24.2 (10^min - 47^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	13.7 (8^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	30.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	76 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	25.2 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	21.8 fps
1920x1080 High Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	13.1 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	16.3 (9^min - 28^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	8.9 (5^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	20.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	19.5 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	15.6 fps

Battlefield 4
1024x768 Low Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	46.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	46.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	57.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	58.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	62 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	53.3 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	16.5 fps
1366x768 Medium Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	30.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	30.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	40 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	40.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	40.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	38.2 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	13.5 fps
1366x768 High Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	21 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	18.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	27.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	28.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	27.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	26.1 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	6.2 fps

Watch Dogs
1024x768 Low Overall Quality, Medium Textures (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	19.2 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	30.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	24.4 (22^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	35.5 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	19 fps
1366x768 Medium Overall Quality, Medium Textures (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	13.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	17.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	14.1 (12^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	22.6 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	15.2 fps
1920x1080 High Overall Quality, High Textures AA:2x MS (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	6.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	5.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	3.6 (2^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	7.4 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	4.6 fps

Alien: Isolation
1024x768 (Very) Low, Off, Shadow Map 512 AF:1x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	51.9 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	69 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	45.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	42 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	66.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	66.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	45.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	47 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	44 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	34.23 fps
1366x768 Medium, On (AA & SSAO Off), Shadow Map 1024 AF:4x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	31.9 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	47 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	28.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	26 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	43.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	42.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	32.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	30.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	28.1 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	22 fps
1920x1080 High, On, Shadow Map 1536, Standard SSAO AA:FX AF:8x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	15.6 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	24.6 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	14.4 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	13.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	22.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	21.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	18.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	17.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	12.3 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	15.7 fps

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
1280x720 Lowest Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	36.8 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	44 (22^min) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	32 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	26.8 (17^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	38.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	39.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	39.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	37 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	29.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	29.3 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	28.3 fps
1344x756 Medium Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	22.5 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	29 (14^min) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	19.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	17.4 (9^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	24.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	25.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	24.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	23.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	19.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	18.7 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	20 fps
1920x1080 High Preset (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	11.8 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	16.4 (6^min) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	10.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	12.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	13.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	10.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	9.8 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	11.6 fps

Far Cry 4
1024x768 Low Graphics Quality (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	22.1 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	30.7 (19^min - 48^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	22.5 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	19.9 (12^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	41.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	41.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	38.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	32.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	33.1 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	23.7 fps
1366x768 Medium Graphics Quality (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	15.6 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	23.6 (16^min - 33^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	16.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	14.3 (9^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	29.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	29.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	26.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	21.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	20 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	16.9 fps
1920x1080 High Graphics Quality AA:SM (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	7.9 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	12.2 (7^min - 17^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	8.4 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	7 (3^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	12.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	7.2 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	9.6 fps

Dragon Age: Inquisition
1024x768 Low Graphics Quality (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	34.2 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	32.1 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	22.1 (17^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	22.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	46.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	43.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	32 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	31.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	31.6 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	25.2 fps
1366x768 Medium Graphics Quality (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	22.2 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	20.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	14.5 (11^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	19.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	32.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	35.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	26.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	26.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	27 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	21.2 fps
1920x1080 High Graphics Quality (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	7.8 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	7.2 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	5.8 (5^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 940M	11.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	20 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	14.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	12.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	13.5 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	9.3 fps

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	13.4 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	20.5 (12^min - 26^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	14.7 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	13.1 (10^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 930M	26 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	18.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	20.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	19.2 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	23.3 (11^min - 27^max) fps
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	8.9 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	9.6 fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	8.4 (4^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	10.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	12.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	11.1 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	15.9 (12^min - 18^max) fps
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off) (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	5.3 fps
Intel HD Graphics 5600	5.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	6.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	6.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	6.5 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	8.4 (7^min - 10^max) fps

Batman: Arkham Knight
1280x720 Low / Off AF:Trilinear (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	14 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	17 (12^min - 25^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	12 (9^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	16 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	14 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	12 fps
1366x768 Normal / Off AF:4x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	11 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	15 (3^min - 22^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	10 (7^min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	13 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	11 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	9 fps
1920x1080 High / On (Interactive Smoke & Paper Debris Off) AA:SM AF:8x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	0 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce 920M	7 fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	6 fps

Metal Gear Solid V
1024x768 Low / Off (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	48.7 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	59.9 (58^min - 60^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	45.1 (40^min) fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	50.2 (45^min - 53^max) fps
1366x768 Medium / Off (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	31.9 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	49.6 (43^min - 57^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	28.2 (25^min) fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	34.6 (30^min - 39^max) fps
1920x1080 High / On (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	12.7 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	16.1 (14^min - 18^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	9.9 (8^min) fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	14.5 (12^min - 16^max) fps

Mad Max
1366x768 Normal Preset AF:2x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	24.9 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	31 (24^min - 37^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	19.2 (15^min) fps
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)	27.3 (22^min - 31^max) fps
1920x1080 High Preset AF:6x (sort by value)
Intel HD Graphics 530	10.4 fps
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	14 (10^min - 18^max) fps
Intel HD Graphics 4600	8.3 (4^min) fps

Legend

Clevo P671RG Intel Core i7-6820HK, Intel HD Graphics 530,

Clevo P651RE Intel Core i7-6700HQ, Intel HD Graphics 530,

SCHENKER S413 Intel Core i7-4750HQ, Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200, Intel SSD 525 Series SSDMCEAC180B3

SCHENKER S413 Intel Core i7-4750HQ, Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200, Crucial M4-CT256M4SSD3

MSI GT72 Intel Core i7-5700HQ, Intel HD Graphics 5600,

Core i7-4930MX (Clevo P150SM) Intel Core i7-4930MX, Intel HD Graphics 4600, Samsung SSD PM841 MZMTD128HAFV mSATA

Schenker W504 Intel Core i7-4700MQ, Intel HD Graphics 4600,

Schenker W503 Intel Core i7-4700MQ, Intel HD Graphics 4600,

Bullman C-Klasse S i7 15FHD Dirtbook Intel Core i7-4810MQ, Intel HD Graphics 4600, Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB

Asus X555LB-DM223H Intel Core i7-5500U, NVIDIA GeForce 940M,

Acer Aspire E5-772G-70VP Intel Core i7-5500U, NVIDIA GeForce 940M, Kingston RBU-SNS8100S3128GD

Asus Asuspro Essential P751JF-T2007G Intel Core i5-4210M, NVIDIA GeForce 930M, Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 HTS725050A7E630

HP Envy 15-w000ng x360 Intel Core i5-5200U, NVIDIA GeForce 930M, Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545050A7E680

Asus F555LJ-XX110H Intel Core i3-5010U, NVIDIA GeForce 920M, Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545050A7E680

Dell Inspiron 15-5558 Intel Core i5-5200U, NVIDIA GeForce 920M, Toshiba MQ01ABD100

Dell Inspiron 17-5758 Intel Core i7-5500U, NVIDIA GeForce 920M, WDC Scorpio Blue WD10JPVX-75JC3T0

Asus N551ZU-CN007H AMD FX-7600P, AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri),

Power Consumption and Efficiency

We want to waive a comparison of the overall consumption at this point because the devices are completely different. Instead, we want to use another much more precise data source: The CPU Package Power via HWInfo. This value includes the consumption of the processor without additional components and is also used by the system to monitor the TDP limit. We still compared all the following results with the values that we measured at the socket to check the plausibility, but we did not see any obvious contradictions.

We want to start with the results of the Cinebench R15 Multi-Core test. Despite the higher performance, both the Core i7-6700HQ and the i7-6820HK are noticeably more frugal than the Haswell based i7-4700MQ, even though the differences are not really significant at 6 up to 8 Watts. We are still impressed by the absolute consumption: The two Skylake quad-cores could even run as 35-Watt chips under practical maximum load for the CPU, and the specified TDP of 45 Watts should not be a problem for the top model i7-6920HQ. Our K model only consumes more with 54 Watts when we overclock it to 4.0 GHz (3.8 - 3.9 GHz in reality, probably limited by IccMax) – the advantages of the 14 nm manufacturing process are getting smaller in this frequency range.

The real surprise, however, is the improvements under partial load, where Skylake – particularly the low-clocking Core i7-6700HQ – pretty much outclasses its predecessor. The efficiency more than doubled in the Cinebench R15 Single-Test according to our measurements, which would suggest an improved power gating of unused hardware units. This also pays off in practice: Initial battery tests suggest much longer runtimes under realistic conditions, but we will have a closer look at this in upcoming reviews.

Verdict

You might be disappointed by Skylake if you expected a noticeable (CPU) performance gain – the advantages over Haswell and Broadwell are surprisingly low, at least in this TDP range. But it would be wrong to call Intel's new micro architecture a failure because of this: Instead of increasing the performance at all costs, the manufacturer concentrated on the power efficiency in return and can show some real advancement in this respect. The practical partial load scenarios in particular benefit from even more sophisticated energy-saving features, but also the advantages of the modern 14 nm manufacturing process.

Another key aspect of the development was the improvement of the graphics unit, which now supports DirectX 12 with feature level 12_1 and has an advantage of 25-30% over the Haswell counterpart in the GT2 configuration. This is sufficient to compete with a dedicated GeForce 920M and enable smooth gameplay in simpler titles with lower and sometimes medium details. Really interesting, however, will be the more powerful GT3e and GTE4 models that should be arriving in the upcoming weeks and months. Thanks to double or three times the amount of shaders as well as fast eDRAM memory, their performance should be much higher.

We did not yet mention the new multimedia capabilities of the Skylake generation, including a very modern video unit with full H.265/HEVC support. We will cover this in a special article and also compare the new features with the predecessors and the competition from AMD.

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Editor of the original article: Sebastian Jentsch - Managing Editor Consumer Laptops - 1753 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2010

Computers always had an important place in my life, starting with an Intel 80286 microprocessor in the early 1990s. I became interested in the productive side of technology, especially in campus radio, while studying at TU Chemnitz and during a trainee program in Belfast. Hardware interests led me to manage Notebookjournal.de, which is now a division of Notebooksbilliger, for a few years. I became self-employed in 2010 and took the next logical step in my career by starting to write for Notebookcheck.

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Translator: Andreas Osthoff - Managing Editor Business Laptops - 1609 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2013

I grew up with modern consumer electronics and my first computer was a Commodore C64, which encouraged my interest in building my own systems. I started working as a review editor for Notebookcheck during my dual studies at Siemens. Currently, I am mainly responsible for dealing with business laptops and mobile workstations. It’s a great experience to be able to review the latest devices and technologies and then compare them with each other.

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