Intel Core i7-6820HQ
The Intel Core i7-6820HQ is a quad-core processor based on the Skylake architecture, that has been launched in September 2015. In addition to four CPU cores with Hyper-Threading clocked at 2.7 - 3.6 GHz (4 cores: max. 3.2 GHz, 2 cores: max. 3.4 GHz), the chip also integrates an HD Graphics 530 GPU and a dual-channel DDR4-2133/DDR3L-1600 memory controller. The CPU is manufactured using a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors.
Compared to the very similar Core i7-6820HK, the Core i7-6820HQ supports additional administration and security features like Intel vPro and TXT, but lacks the unlocked multiplier for OC.
Architecture
Skylake replaces both Haswell and Broadwell and brings the same microarchitecture in every TDP class from 4.5 to 45 W. The extensive improvements of the Skylake design include increased out-of-order buffers, optimized prefetching and branch prediction as well as additional performance gains through Hyper-Threading. Overall, however, performance per clock has been increased by only 5 to 10 percent (compared to Haswell) respectively under 5 percent (compard to Broadwell), which is quite modest for a new architecture ("Tock").
Performance
Thanks to the improved architecture, the Core i7-6820HQ performs roughly on par with the former Core i7-4900MQ (Haswell) or the Core i7-5700HQ (Broadwell). Under long-lasting full load, the Skylake chip will take the lead over most of its Haswell-based predecessors, as the advanced 14 nm process leads to a higher energy efficiency and reduces throttling.
Even the most demanding applications and excessive multitasking are handled easily.
Graphics
The integrated graphics unit called HD Graphics 530 represents the "GT2" version of the Skylake GPU (Intel Gen. 9). The 24 Execution Units, also called EUs, are clocked at 350 - 1050 MHz and offer a performance about 20 percent above the old HD Graphics 4600. Games of 2015 can thus be played smoothly in low or medium settings. For more information about performance and features, check our page for the HD Graphics 530.
Power Consumption
Specified at a TDP of 45 W (including CPU, GPU and memory controller), the CPU is best suited for bigger notebooks 15-inches in size and above. Optionally, the TDP can be lowered to 35 watts (cTDP down), reducing both heat dissipation and performance.
| Series | Intel Core i7 |
| Codename | Skylake |
| Series: Core i7 Skylake | |
| Clock Rate | 2700 - 3600 MHz |
| Level 1 Cache | 256 KB |
| Level 2 Cache | 1 MB |
| Level 3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 |
| Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 45 Watt |
| Manufacturing Technology | 14 nm |
| Die Size | 122 mm2 |
| Max. Temperature | 100 °C |
| Socket | BGA |
| Features | Dual-Channel DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, vPro, TXT |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 (350 - 1050 MHz) |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Starting Price | $378 U.S. |
| Announcement Date | 09/01/2015 |
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| Product Link (external) | Intel Core i7 6820HQ |
Benchmarks
Cinebench R15 - CPU Multi 64Bit
min: 699 avg: 703 median: 704 (33%) max: 706 Points
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Intel Core i7-4790S 2%
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4%
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Cinebench R15 - CPU Single 64Bit
min: 149 avg: 152 median: 153 (78%) max: 154 Points
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Intel Core i5-4590 -4%
Intel Core i7-4790S -1%
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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Multi 64Bit
min: 7.63 avg: 7.7 median: 7.7 (32%) max: 7.7 Points
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Intel Xeon X5670 -2%
Intel Core i7-4790S 1%
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 3%
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 3%
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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Single 64Bit
min: 1.7 avg: 1.7 median: 1.7 (78%) max: 1.74 Points
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 -3%
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 -1%
Intel Core i7-4790S 0%
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single 32Bit
min: 5401 avg: 5470 median: 5429 (69%) max: 5580 Points
AMD Geode LX 800 -98%
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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 -2%
Intel Core i5-4590 0%
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 1%
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
min: 20682 avg: 20876.3 median: 20868 (42%) max: 21079 Points
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Intel Core i7-4790S 1%
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 3%
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
min: 27072 avg: 27217 median: 27217 (67%) max: 27362 Points
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Intel Core i7-980X EE -1%
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 2%
Intel Core i7-990X EE 2%
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
min: 6965 avg: 6978 median: 6978 (56%) max: 6991 Points
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 1%
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4%
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wPrime 2.0x - 1024m *
min: 230.77 avg: 235.9 median: 235.9 (3%) max: 241 seconds
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3486%
wPrime 2.0x - 32m *
min: 7.77 avg: 7.9 median: 7.9 (2%) max: 8.03 seconds
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min: 3187 avg: 3642 median: 3642 (43%) max: 4097 KB/s
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 2
min: 44 avg: 44.2 median: 44.2 (26%) max: 44.3 fps
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -96%
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Intel Core i7-4790 4%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 1
min: 160.9 avg: 164 median: 164 (70%) max: 167 fps
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TrueCrypt - Serpent Mean 100MB
min: 0.386 avg: 0.4 median: 0.4 (23%) max: 0.41 GB/s
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -95%
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 325%
TrueCrypt - Twofish Mean 100MB
min: 0.665 avg: 0.7 median: 0.7 (32%) max: 0.69 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - AES Mean 100MB
3.9 GB/s (32%)
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
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min: 6835 avg: 7008 median: 6866 (54%) max: 7323 Points
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Intel Core i7-990X EE -1%
Intel Core i7-980X EE 2%
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 10 avg: 10.5 median: 10.5 (2%) max: 10.99 Seconds
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Intel Core i5-2500K 3%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 4310%
min: 23 avg: 23.6 median: 23.6 (1%) max: 24.1 Seconds
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Intel Core i7-990X EE 2%
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 561 avg: 571 median: 571 (3%) max: 581 Seconds
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3843%
3DMark Vantage - P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024
min: 24707 avg: 25336 median: 25336 (46%) max: 25965 Points
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 5%
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3DMark 11 - Performance Physics 1280x720
min: 8943 avg: 9523.7 median: 9731 (59%) max: 9897 points
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 -5%
Intel Core i7-990X EE -5%
Intel Core i7-4790 -4%
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 -2%
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Physics 1280x720
min: 39574 avg: 39915 median: 39915 (26%) max: 40256 Points
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Physics 1280x720 offscreen
48991 Points (71%)
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 3%
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Physics 1280x720
min: 7287 avg: 7356 median: 7350 (19%) max: 7431 Points
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 -2%
Intel Core i7-4790S -2%
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 0%
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Intel Core i7-4790 3%
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3DMark - Fire Strike Physics 1920x1080
min: 9944 avg: 10113.3 median: 10096 (45%) max: 10300 Points
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Intel Core i7-4790S 0%
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 1%
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 3%
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Geekbench 3 - 32 Bit Multi-Core Score
13090 Points (42%)
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 3%
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Geekbench 3 - 32 Bit Single-Core Score
3668 Points (79%)
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 -4%
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
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Geekbench 3 - 64 Bit Multi-Core Score
13856 Points (37%)
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 2%
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Geekbench 3 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score
3849 Points (81%)
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 -4%
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Geekbench 4.0 - Compute OpenCL Score
43771 Points (26%)
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Intel Core i7-4790K 163%
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Geekbench 4.0 - 64 Bit Multi-Core Score
13339 Points (48%)
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Intel Core i7-4790K 25%
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Geekbench 4.0 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score
4257 Points (76%)
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Intel Core i7-4790K 20%
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score *
1833.8 ms (3%)
Lenovo ThinkPad P70  | Quadro M3000M | 16384 MB | 1050 / 1253 MHz | 4096MB GDDR5 ForceWare 354.25 IE 11 | 1833.8 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P50 | Quadro M2000M | 8192 MB | 1136 / 1252 MHz | 4096MB GDDR5 ForceWare 354.25 Edge | @2.7 GHz 2262.5 |
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Sunspider - 1.0 Total Score *
84.2 ms (2%)
| Lenovo ThinkPad P70 | Quadro M3000M | 16384 MB | 1050 / 1253 MHz | 4096MB GDDR5 ForceWare 354.25 IE 11 | 84.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P50 | Quadro M2000M | 8192 MB | 1136 / 1252 MHz | 4096MB GDDR5 ForceWare 354.25 Edge | @2.7 GHz 114.7 |
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
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19404 Points (40%)
| Lenovo ThinkPad P50 | Quadro M2000M | 8192 MB | 1136 / 1252 MHz | 4096MB GDDR5 ForceWare 354.25 Edge | @2.7 GHz 14774 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P70 | Quadro M3000M | 16384 MB | 1050 / 1253 MHz | 4096MB GDDR5 ForceWare 354.25 IE 11 | 19404 |
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
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Power Consumption - Prime95 V28,10 Stress Power Consumption (external Monitor) ultra *
77.8 Watt (34%)
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption (external Monitor) ultra *
35.9 Watt (15%)
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