Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs Intel Xeon E5420

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,051

Rank #828

vs
4,289

Rank #1,539

5,051
4,289

Core i7-6700HQ wins by 15.1% (Rank #828 vs #1539)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,206

Rank #806

vs
4,169

Rank #1,610

5,206
4,169

Core i7-6700HQ wins by 19.9% (Rank #806 vs #1610)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,819

Rank #819

vs
4,470

Rank #1,283

4,819
4,470

Core i7-6700HQ wins by 7.2% (Rank #819 vs #1283)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,651

Rank #817

vs
4,550

Rank #1,167

4,651
4,550

Core i7-6700HQ wins by 2.2% (Rank #817 vs #1167)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,656

Rank #778

vs
4,515

Rank #1,240

4,656
4,515

Core i7-6700HQ wins by 3% (Rank #778 vs #1240)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,701

Rank #734

vs
4,498

Rank #1,418

4,701
4,498

Core i7-6700HQ wins by 4.3% (Rank #734 vs #1418)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-6700HQ Xeon E5420 Diff
Cores
4
4
0%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
2,600 MHz
2,500 MHz
+3.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,100 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
26x
--
L1 Cache
256 KB
--
L2 Cache
1 MiB
--
L3 Cache
6 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
26 GB/s
+19.5%
PCIe Lanes --
12
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
80 W
43.8% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-6700HQ Xeon E5420
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i7-6000 --
Model Number i7-6700HQ E5420
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 94 --
Socket -- LGA771
Package FCBGA-1440 --
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 4x1 2x4
Market Segment Mobile --
Release Price $378.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core i7-6700HQ
Intel
Xeon E5420
Intel

Family

Core i7-6700HQ
Core
Xeon E5420
--

Series

Core i7-6700HQ
i7-6000
Xeon E5420
--

Model Number

Core i7-6700HQ
i7-6700HQ
Xeon E5420
E5420

Microarchitecture

Core i7-6700HQ
Skylake
Xeon E5420
--

Core Name

Core i7-6700HQ
Skylake
Xeon E5420
--

Core Family

Core i7-6700HQ
6
Xeon E5420
--

Core Model

Core i7-6700HQ
94
Xeon E5420
--

Socket

Core i7-6700HQ
--
Xeon E5420
LGA771

Package

Core i7-6700HQ
FCBGA-1440
Xeon E5420
--

Memory Type

Core i7-6700HQ
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Xeon E5420
DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600

ECC Support

Core i7-6700HQ
No
Xeon E5420
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-6700HQ
--
Xeon E5420
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-6700HQ
--
Xeon E5420
4x1 2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-6700HQ
Mobile
Xeon E5420
--

Release Price

Core i7-6700HQ
$378.00
Xeon E5420
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-6700HQ
Yes
Xeon E5420
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-6700HQ Xeon E5420
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 122 mm² --
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-6700HQ
14 nm
Xeon E5420
45 nm

Die Area

Core i7-6700HQ
122 mm²
Xeon E5420
--

Manufacturer

Core i7-6700HQ
Intel
Xeon E5420
--

Technology

Core i7-6700HQ
CMOS
Xeon E5420
--

Word Size

Core i7-6700HQ
64-bit
Xeon E5420
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-6700HQ
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5420
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-6700HQ Xeon E5420
GPU HD Graphics 530 HD Graphics 5500
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz 850 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-6700HQ
HD Graphics 530
Xeon E5420
HD Graphics 5500

GPU Designer

Core i7-6700HQ
Intel
Xeon E5420
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-6700HQ
1050 MHz
Xeon E5420
850 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-6700HQ
24
Xeon E5420
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-6700HQ Xeon E5420
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64