Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs Intel Core i7-4980HQ

Core i7-6700HQ vs Core i7-4980HQ specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4980HQ beats the Core i7-6700HQ in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6700HQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4980HQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6700HQ. Also, the Core i7-4980HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6700HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4980HQ 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. Indeed, the Core i7-6700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.