Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs Intel Core i7-4712MQ

Core i7-6700HQ vs Core i7-4712MQ specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-6700HQ performs better than the Core i7-4712MQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4712MQ in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-6700HQ has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-4712MQ. Also, the Core i7-6700HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-4712MQ outputs less heat than Core i7-6700HQ thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-6700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.