Intel Core i7-6700K vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ

Compare Intel 6th Generation Core i7 4 core CPU vs Intel 7th Generation Core i7 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

3497 points
33% slightly better overall score
2610 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

5633 points
35% slightly better gaming score
4142 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2866 points
32% slightly better multitasking score
2155 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2751 points
32% slightly better heavy workload score
2070 points

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

3242 points
29% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score
2507 points
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

81.27 points
35% slightly higher Blender score
60.03 points
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

4822 points
35% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
3551 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1442 points
28% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
1125 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

4936 points
36% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
3629 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1506 points
28% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
1171 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
Identical
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

8
Identical
8

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

4 GHz
42% much higher clock speed
2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.2 GHz
10% slightly higher turbo speed
3.8 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

95 W
45 W
111% significantly lower TDP

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
Identical
16

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

64 GiB
Identical
64 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

482nd of 1,089
607th of 1,089

Family

The product line

6th Generation Core i7
7th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2015 August
2017 February

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-1866
DDR4-2400

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i7-6700K vs Core i7-7700HQ comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-6700K is faster than the Core i7-7700HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-7700HQ in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-6700K has a much higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-7700HQ. Also, the Core i7-6700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-7700HQ outputs less heat than Core i7-6700K thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-6700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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