Intel Core i7-6820HQ vs AMD FX-8370

Compare Intel 6th Generation Core i7 4 core CPU vs AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition 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

2371 points

2556 points

7% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

3749 points

0.08% slightly better gaming score

3746 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1956 points

2176 points

11% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1875 points

2091 points

11% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

57.44 points

32% slightly higher Blender score

43.47 points

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3456 points

69% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

2035 points

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1085 points

120% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

491 points

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3487 points

74% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

1998 points

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1123 points

127% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

494 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

Identical

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.7 GHz

4 GHz

48% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.6 GHz

4.3 GHz

19% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

45 W

177% significantly lower TDP

125 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

Identical

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

647th of 1,089

614th of 1,089

Family

The product line

6th Generation Core i7

FX 8-Core Black Edition

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2015 August

2014 September

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2133

DDR3

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Core i7-6820HQ vs FX-8370 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the FX-8370 is faster than the Core i7-6820HQ. Despite this, the Core i7-6820HQ has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the FX-8370 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6820HQ. Also, the FX-8370 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6820HQ CPU outputs less heat than a FX-8370 CPU because of its significantly 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 i7-6820HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.