Intel Core i7-6920HQ vs Intel Core i7-7700K

Core i7-6920HQ vs Core i7-7700K benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-7700K performs better than the Core i7-6920HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6920HQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-7700K has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i7-6920HQ. Also, the Core i7-7700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6920HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-7700K 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 i7-6920HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.