Intel Core i5-6500T vs Intel Core i7-7820HQ

Core i5-6500T vs Core i7-7820HQ specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-7820HQ performs better than the Core i5-6500T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-6500T in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-7820HQ has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-7820HQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-6500T. Also, the Core i7-7820HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-6500T CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-7820HQ CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-6500T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.