Pentium G4620 vs Core i7-6700HQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700HQ and Pentium G4620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1315	1692
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.27
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	$100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700HQ and Pentium G4620 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	122 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	65 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700HQ and Pentium G4620 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700HQ and Pentium G4620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700HQ and Pentium G4620 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6700HQ and Pentium G4620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 530

Intel HD 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700HQ and Pentium G4620.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i7-6700HQ outperforms Pentium G4620 by 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.22	2.43
Recency	1 September 2015	3 January 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	51 Watt

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