Phenom II X4 905e vs i7-6700HQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-6700HQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.69
+224%

Core i7-6700HQ outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by a whopping 224% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16292563
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.550.09
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i74x Phenom II (Desktop)
Power efficiency3.490.75
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataGlobalFoundries
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date1 September 2015 (10 years ago)2 June 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378$212

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-6700HQ has 511% better value for money than Phenom II X4 905e.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700HQ and Phenom II X4 905e 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache256 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size122 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700HQ and Phenom II X4 905e 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
SocketFCBGA1440AM3
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700HQ and Phenom II X4 905e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX245 nm, 1.25
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-6700HQ and Phenom II X4 905e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700HQ and Phenom II X4 905e are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6700HQ and Phenom II X4 905e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6700HQ and Phenom II X4 905e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6700HQ and Phenom II X4 905e integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6700HQ and Phenom II X4 905e integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700HQ and Phenom II X4 905e.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

i7-6700HQ 3.69
+224%
Phenom II X4 905e 1.14

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

i7-6700HQ 6521
+224%
Samples: 15064
Phenom II X4 905e 2014
Samples: 58

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-6700HQ 1098
+222%
Phenom II X4 905e 341

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-6700HQ 3435
+199%
Phenom II X4 905e 1150

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-6700HQ 5419
+137%
Phenom II X4 905e 2290

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-6700HQ 20190
+145%
Phenom II X4 905e 8241

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-6700HQ 7.7
+96.1%
Phenom II X4 905e 15.1

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-6700HQ 7
+150%
Phenom II X4 905e 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-6700HQ 676
+165%
Phenom II X4 905e 255

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-6700HQ 144
+125%
Phenom II X4 905e 64

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-6700HQ 1.64
+116%
Phenom II X4 905e 0.76

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-6700HQ 3.8
+850%
Phenom II X4 905e 0.4

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-6700HQ 4618
+129%
Phenom II X4 905e 2018

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-6700HQ 157
+79.9%
Phenom II X4 905e 88

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-6700HQ 42
+145%
Phenom II X4 905e 17

Geekbench 2

i7-6700HQ 12333
+138%
Phenom II X4 905e 5175

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 1.14
Recency 1 September 2015 2 June 2009
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

i7-6700HQ has a 223.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Intel Core i7-6700HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X4 905e in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-6700HQ is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 905e is a desktop one.

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