Intel Core i7-6920HQ vs AMD Athlon II X4 555

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,286

Rank #625

vs
4,393

Rank #1,410

5,286
4,393

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 16.9% (Rank #625 vs #1410)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,442

Rank #600

vs
4,361

Rank #1,427

5,442
4,361

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 19.9% (Rank #600 vs #1427)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,051

Rank #604

vs
4,442

Rank #1,340

5,051
4,442

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 12.1% (Rank #604 vs #1340)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,679

Rank #726

vs
4,540

Rank #1,227

4,679
4,540

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 3% (Rank #726 vs #1227)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,682

Rank #724

vs
4,543

Rank #1,083

4,682
4,543

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 3% (Rank #724 vs #1083)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,728

Rank #687

vs
4,516

Rank #1,289

4,728
4,516

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 4.5% (Rank #687 vs #1289)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-6920HQ Athlon II X4 555 Diff
Cores
4
2
+50%
Threads
8
2
+75%
Base Frequency
2,900 MHz
3,100 MHz
-6.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,800 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,600 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
29x
--
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 --
1
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
55 W
18.2% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-6920HQ Athlon II X4 555
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-6000 --
Model Number i7-6920HQ G2120
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 94 --
Socket -- FCLGA1155
Package FCBGA-1440 --
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR3 1333/1600
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Market Segment Mobile --
Release Price $568.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core i7-6920HQ
Intel
Athlon II X4 555
AMD

Family

Core i7-6920HQ
Core
Athlon II X4 555
--

Series

Core i7-6920HQ
i7-6000
Athlon II X4 555
--

Model Number

Core i7-6920HQ
i7-6920HQ
Athlon II X4 555
G2120

Microarchitecture

Core i7-6920HQ
Skylake
Athlon II X4 555
--

Core Name

Core i7-6920HQ
Skylake
Athlon II X4 555
--

Core Family

Core i7-6920HQ
6
Athlon II X4 555
--

Core Model

Core i7-6920HQ
94
Athlon II X4 555
--

Socket

Core i7-6920HQ
--
Athlon II X4 555
FCLGA1155

Package

Core i7-6920HQ
FCBGA-1440
Athlon II X4 555
--

Memory Type

Core i7-6920HQ
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Athlon II X4 555
DDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Core i7-6920HQ
No
Athlon II X4 555
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i7-6920HQ
--
Athlon II X4 555
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-6920HQ
--
Athlon II X4 555
up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-6920HQ
Mobile
Athlon II X4 555
--

Release Price

Core i7-6920HQ
$568.00
Athlon II X4 555
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-6920HQ
Yes
Athlon II X4 555
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-6920HQ Athlon II X4 555
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 i7-6920HQ
14 nm
Athlon II X4 555
22 nm

Die Area

Core i7-6920HQ
122 mm²
Athlon II X4 555
--

Manufacturer

Core i7-6920HQ
Intel
Athlon II X4 555
--

Technology

Core i7-6920HQ
CMOS
Athlon II X4 555
--

Word Size

Core i7-6920HQ
64-bit
Athlon II X4 555
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-6920HQ
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X4 555
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-6920HQ Athlon II X4 555
GPU HD Graphics 530 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz 1050 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-6920HQ
HD Graphics 530
Athlon II X4 555
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-6920HQ
Intel
Athlon II X4 555
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-6920HQ
1050 MHz
Athlon II X4 555
1050 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-6920HQ
24
Athlon II X4 555
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-6920HQ Athlon II X4 555
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
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