Intel Core i7-6822EQ: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 3.39% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
Intel started Core i7-6822EQ sales 12 October 2015 at a recommended price of $378. This is a Skylake architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2000 MHz - 2800 MHz (1 core)2700 MHz (2 cores)2600 MHz (3 cores)2550 MHz (4 cores) and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 25 Watt. It supports LPDDR3-1866 memory.
General info
Core i7-6822EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1453 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Value for money | 0.04 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | |
| Release date | 12 October 2015 (8 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $378 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
| Current price | $3337 (8.8x MSRP) | of 17802 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 8 | |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | of 768 (EPYC 7773X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 122 mm2 | |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-6822EQ compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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) | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6822EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| vPro | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| TSX | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-6822EQ's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | LPDDR3-1866 | |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | of 460.8 (EPYC 9654) |
| ECC memory support | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-6822EQ.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | of 128 (EPYC 9654) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-6822EQ. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-6822EQ is Ryzen 3 2300U, which is faster by 6% and higher by 41 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
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These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i7-6822EQ in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 3 configurations based on Core i7-6822EQ in our database.
