i7-6870HQ vs i7-620UM

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2730not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i7
Power efficiency3.63no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)2 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$278$434

Detailed specifications

Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.06 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier827
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA1288FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology+2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data+
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/s34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency500 MHz1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-620UM and Core i7-6870HQ.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.77 4.78
Recency 7 January 2010 2 January 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 45 Watt

i7-620UM has 150% lower power consumption.

i7-6870HQ, on the other hand, has 520.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

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