Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX

Core i7-6700HQ vs Core Ultra 9 285HX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 9 285HX performs better than the Core i7-6700HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6700HQ in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core Ultra 9 285HX has significantly more cores with 24 cores whereas the Core i7-6700HQ has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-6700HQ. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 285HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6700HQ. Also, the Core Ultra 9 285HX has a significantly higher turbo speed.

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.