i7-6970HQ vs Pentium P6100

Primary details

Comparing Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2789	1624
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i7
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	26 September 2010 (13 years ago)	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12	$623

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	15	28
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PGA988	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i7-6970HQ.

PCIe version	2.0	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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.57	2.99
Recency	26 September 2010	2 January 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

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