Intel Core i7-6820HQ vs AMD FX-8120

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,106

Rank #786

vs
4,953

Rank #908

5,106
4,953

Core i7-6820HQ wins by 3% (Rank #786 vs #908)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,279

Rank #744

vs
5,189

Rank #813

5,279
5,189

Core i7-6820HQ wins by 1.7% (Rank #744 vs #813)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,847

Rank #793

vs
4,600

Rank #1,090

4,847
4,600

Core i7-6820HQ wins by 5.1% (Rank #793 vs #1090)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,666

Rank #772

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,661

Rank #763

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,714

Rank #716

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-6820HQ FX-8120 Diff
Cores
4
2
+50%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
2,700 MHz
3,100 MHz
-12.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,600 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
27x
16x
+42.6%
L1 Cache
256 KB
--
L2 Cache
1 MiB
--
L3 Cache
8 MiB
8 MiB
+4.6%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
21 GB/s
+33.9%
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
65 W
30.8% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-6820HQ FX-8120
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-6000 --
Model Number i7-6820HQ i3-2105
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Zambezi
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 94 --
Socket -- FCLGA1155
Package FCBGA-1440 µPGA
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, 2x8
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price $378.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Core i7-6820HQ
Intel
FX-8120
AMD

Family

Core i7-6820HQ
Core
FX-8120
--

Series

Core i7-6820HQ
i7-6000
FX-8120
--

Model Number

Core i7-6820HQ
i7-6820HQ
FX-8120
i3-2105

Microarchitecture

Core i7-6820HQ
Skylake
FX-8120
--

Core Name

Core i7-6820HQ
Skylake
FX-8120
Zambezi

Core Family

Core i7-6820HQ
6
FX-8120
--

Core Model

Core i7-6820HQ
94
FX-8120
--

Socket

Core i7-6820HQ
--
FX-8120
FCLGA1155

Package

Core i7-6820HQ
FCBGA-1440
FX-8120
µPGA

Memory Type

Core i7-6820HQ
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
FX-8120
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Core i7-6820HQ
No
FX-8120
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-6820HQ
--
FX-8120
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-6820HQ
--
FX-8120
1x16, 2x8

Market Segment

Core i7-6820HQ
Mobile
FX-8120
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-6820HQ
$378.00
FX-8120
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-6820HQ
Yes
FX-8120
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-6820HQ FX-8120
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 122 mm² 315 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,200
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-6820HQ
14 nm
FX-8120
32 nm

Die Area

Core i7-6820HQ
122 mm²
FX-8120
315 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-6820HQ
--
FX-8120
1,200

Manufacturer

Core i7-6820HQ
Intel
FX-8120
--

Technology

Core i7-6820HQ
CMOS
FX-8120
--

Word Size

Core i7-6820HQ
64-bit
FX-8120
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-6820HQ
x86-64 (x86)
FX-8120
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-6820HQ FX-8120
GPU HD Graphics 530 HD Graphics 3000
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-6820HQ
HD Graphics 530
FX-8120
HD Graphics 3000

GPU Designer

Core i7-6820HQ
Intel
FX-8120
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-6820HQ
1050 MHz
FX-8120
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-6820HQ
24
FX-8120
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-6820HQ FX-8120
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64