AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ

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Combined performance score

i7-6920HQ
4.77
+1.5%

Core i7-6920HQ outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking11631178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)26 October 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$568no data
Current price$2233 (3.9x MSRP)$758

Technical specs

Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache256 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440FP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+no data
Smart Response+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 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 i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

i7-6920HQ 4.77
+1.5%
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 4.70

Core i7-6920HQ outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

i7-6920HQ 7319
+1.4%
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 7215

Core i7-6920HQ outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-6920HQ 1134
+39%
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 816

Core i7-6920HQ outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U by 39% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-6920HQ 3678
+57.2%
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 2340

Core i7-6920HQ outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U by 57% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.77 4.70
Integrated graphics card 2.58 4.24
Recency 1 September 2015 26 October 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i7-6920HQ and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U. The differences in performance seem too small.


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