Intel Core i7-6820HQ vs Intel Core i7-4790T

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
5,371

Rank #575

5,106
5,371

Core i7-4790T wins by 4.9% (Rank #786 vs #575)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,279

Rank #744

vs
5,624

Rank #473

5,279
5,624

Core i7-4790T wins by 6.1% (Rank #744 vs #473)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,847

Rank #793

vs
4,992

Rank #649

4,847
4,992

Core i7-4790T wins by 2.9% (Rank #793 vs #649)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,666

Rank #772

vs
4,669

Rank #765

4,666
4,669

Core i7-4790T wins by 0.1% (Rank #772 vs #765)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,661

Rank #763

vs
4,660

Rank #767

4,661
4,660

Core i7-6820HQ wins by 0% (Rank #763 vs #767)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,714

Rank #716

vs
4,696

Rank #743

4,714
4,696

Core i7-6820HQ wins by 0.4% (Rank #716 vs #743)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-6820HQ Core i7-4790T Diff
Cores
4
4
0%
Threads
8
8
0%
Base Frequency
2,700 MHz
2,700 MHz
0%
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
--
L1 Cache
256 KB
--
L2 Cache
1 MiB
--
L3 Cache
8 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 --
16
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
45 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-6820HQ Core i7-4790T
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i7-6000 --
Model Number i7-6820HQ i7-4790T
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 94 --
Socket -- FCLGA1150
Package FCBGA-1440 --
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision -- Up to 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Mobile --
Release Price $378.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core i7-6820HQ
Intel
Core i7-4790T
Intel

Family

Core i7-6820HQ
Core
Core i7-4790T
--

Series

Core i7-6820HQ
i7-6000
Core i7-4790T
--

Model Number

Core i7-6820HQ
i7-6820HQ
Core i7-4790T
i7-4790T

Microarchitecture

Core i7-6820HQ
Skylake
Core i7-4790T
--

Core Name

Core i7-6820HQ
Skylake
Core i7-4790T
--

Core Family

Core i7-6820HQ
6
Core i7-4790T
--

Core Model

Core i7-6820HQ
94
Core i7-4790T
--

Socket

Core i7-6820HQ
--
Core i7-4790T
FCLGA1150

Package

Core i7-6820HQ
FCBGA-1440
Core i7-4790T
--

Memory Type

Core i7-6820HQ
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Core i7-4790T
DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

ECC Support

Core i7-6820HQ
No
Core i7-4790T
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-6820HQ
--
Core i7-4790T
Up to 3.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-6820HQ
--
Core i7-4790T
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-6820HQ
Mobile
Core i7-4790T
--

Release Price

Core i7-6820HQ
$378.00
Core i7-4790T
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-6820HQ
Yes
Core i7-4790T
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-6820HQ Core i7-4790T
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 122 mm² --
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-6820HQ
14 nm
Core i7-4790T
22 nm

Die Area

Core i7-6820HQ
122 mm²
Core i7-4790T
--

Manufacturer

Core i7-6820HQ
Intel
Core i7-4790T
--

Technology

Core i7-6820HQ
CMOS
Core i7-4790T
--

Word Size

Core i7-6820HQ
64-bit
Core i7-4790T
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-6820HQ
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-4790T
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-6820HQ Core i7-4790T
GPU HD Graphics 530 HD Graphics 4600
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz 1200 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-6820HQ
HD Graphics 530
Core i7-4790T
HD Graphics 4600

GPU Designer

Core i7-6820HQ
Intel
Core i7-4790T
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-6820HQ
1050 MHz
Core i7-4790T
1200 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-6820HQ
24
Core i7-4790T
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-6820HQ Core i7-4790T
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