Intel Core i7-6820HK vs Intel Core i7-7700

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

2407 points
3300 points
37% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

3907 points
5283 points
35% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1957 points
2715 points
38% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1876 points
2606 points
38% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

60.12 points
74.17 points
23% slightly higher Blender score
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3829 points
4377 points
14% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1140 points
1353 points
18% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3996 points
4482 points
12% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1230 points
1405 points
14% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

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

2.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
33% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
16% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

45 W
44% significantly lower TDP
65 W

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

643rd of 1,089
500th 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

DDR4-2133
DDR4-2133

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
No

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i7-6820HK vs Core i7-7700 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-7700 beats the Core i7-6820HK in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6820HK in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-7700 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6820HK. Also, the Core i7-7700 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6820HK CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-7700 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 i7-6820HK has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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