Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs Intel Xeon X5650

Core i7-6700HQ vs Xeon X5650 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-6700HQ performs better than the Xeon X5650. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon X5650 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon X5650 has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i7-6700HQ that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-6700HQ. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon X5650 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6700HQ. Despite this, the Core i7-6700HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6700HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon X5650 CPU because of its significantly 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.