Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs Intel Core i5-1035G1

Core i7-6700HQ vs Core i5-1035G1 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-6700HQ performs better than the Core i5-1035G1. Despite this, the Core i5-1035G1 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-6700HQ has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i5-1035G1. Despite this, the Core i5-1035G1 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-1035G1 outputs less heat than Core i7-6700HQ thanks to a significantly 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. Indeed, the Core i7-6700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.