Intel Core i7-6820HQ vs Intel Intel Core i5-540M

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
4,403

Rank #1,397

5,106
4,403

Core i7-6820HQ wins by 13.8% (Rank #786 vs #1397)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,279

Rank #744

vs
4,385

Rank #1,406

5,279
4,385

Core i7-6820HQ wins by 16.9% (Rank #744 vs #1406)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,847

Rank #793

vs
4,429

Rank #1,386

4,847
4,429

Core i7-6820HQ wins by 8.6% (Rank #793 vs #1386)

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 Intel Core i5-540M Diff
Cores
4
2
+50%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
2,700 MHz
2,533 MHz
+6.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,600 MHz
3,067 MHz
+14.8%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,400 MHz
2,800 MHz
+17.6%
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
27x
19x
+29.6%
L1 Cache
256 KB
128 KB
+50%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
1 MiB
+50%
L3 Cache
8 MiB
3 MiB
+62.5%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
8 GB
+87.5%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
16 GB/s
+50%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
35 W
22.2% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i5-540M
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core Core
Series i7-6000 i5-500
Model Number i7-6820HQ i5-540M
Microarchitecture Skylake Westmere
Core Name Skylake Arrandale
Core Family 6 6
Core Model 94 37
Package FCBGA-1440 rPGA-988A and BGA-1288
Chipset -- Ibex
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR3-1066
ECC Support No No
Market Segment Mobile Mobile
Release Price $378.00 $257.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-6820HQ
Intel
Intel Core i5-540M
Intel

Family

Core i7-6820HQ
Core
Intel Core i5-540M
Core

Series

Core i7-6820HQ
i7-6000
Intel Core i5-540M
i5-500

Model Number

Core i7-6820HQ
i7-6820HQ
Intel Core i5-540M
i5-540M

Microarchitecture

Core i7-6820HQ
Skylake
Intel Core i5-540M
Westmere

Core Name

Core i7-6820HQ
Skylake
Intel Core i5-540M
Arrandale

Core Family

Core i7-6820HQ
6
Intel Core i5-540M
6

Core Model

Core i7-6820HQ
94
Intel Core i5-540M
37

Package

Core i7-6820HQ
FCBGA-1440
Intel Core i5-540M
rPGA-988A and BGA-1288

Chipset

Core i7-6820HQ
--
Intel Core i5-540M
Ibex

Memory Type

Core i7-6820HQ
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Intel Core i5-540M
DDR3-1066

ECC Support

Core i7-6820HQ
No
Intel Core i5-540M
No

Market Segment

Core i7-6820HQ
Mobile
Intel Core i5-540M
Mobile

Release Price

Core i7-6820HQ
$378.00
Intel Core i5-540M
$257.00

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-6820HQ
Yes
Intel Core i5-540M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i5-540M
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 122 mm² 81 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.38 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Core i7-6820HQ
14 nm
Intel Core i5-540M
32 nm

Die Area

Core i7-6820HQ
122 mm²
Intel Core i5-540M
81 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-6820HQ
--
Intel Core i5-540M
0.38 billion

Manufacturer

Core i7-6820HQ
Intel
Intel Core i5-540M
Intel

Technology

Core i7-6820HQ
CMOS
Intel Core i5-540M
CMOS

Word Size

Core i7-6820HQ
64-bit
Intel Core i5-540M
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-6820HQ
x86-64 (x86)
Intel Core i5-540M
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i5-540M
GPU HD Graphics 530 HD
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz 766 MHz
Execution Units 24 12

GPU

Core i7-6820HQ
HD Graphics 530
Intel Core i5-540M
HD

GPU Designer

Core i7-6820HQ
Intel
Intel Core i5-540M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-6820HQ
1050 MHz
Intel Core i5-540M
766 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-6820HQ
24
Intel Core i5-540M
12

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i5-540M
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
BPT
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 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64