Intel Core i7-6920HQ vs AMD Athlon X4 845

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
4,551

Rank #1,233

5,286
4,551

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 13.9% (Rank #625 vs #1233)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,442

Rank #600

vs
4,583

Rank #1,226

5,442
4,583

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 15.8% (Rank #600 vs #1226)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,051

Rank #604

vs
4,502

Rank #1,221

5,051
4,502

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 10.9% (Rank #604 vs #1221)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,679

Rank #726

vs
4,587

Rank #998

4,679
4,587

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 2% (Rank #726 vs #998)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,682

Rank #724

vs
4,560

Rank #1,021

4,682
4,560

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 2.6% (Rank #724 vs #1021)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,728

Rank #687

vs
4,551

Rank #1,100

4,728
4,551

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 3.7% (Rank #687 vs #1100)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-6920HQ Athlon X4 845 Diff
Cores
4
4
0%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
2,900 MHz
2,500 MHz
+13.8%
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
35x
-17.1%
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
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 i7-6920HQ Athlon X4 845
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-6000 --
Model Number i7-6920HQ i5-2400S
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Carrizo
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 94 --
Socket -- LGA1155
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 $568.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Core i7-6920HQ
Intel
Athlon X4 845
AMD

Family

Core i7-6920HQ
Core
Athlon X4 845
--

Series

Core i7-6920HQ
i7-6000
Athlon X4 845
--

Model Number

Core i7-6920HQ
i7-6920HQ
Athlon X4 845
i5-2400S

Microarchitecture

Core i7-6920HQ
Skylake
Athlon X4 845
--

Core Name

Core i7-6920HQ
Skylake
Athlon X4 845
Carrizo

Core Family

Core i7-6920HQ
6
Athlon X4 845
--

Core Model

Core i7-6920HQ
94
Athlon X4 845
--

Socket

Core i7-6920HQ
--
Athlon X4 845
LGA1155

Package

Core i7-6920HQ
FCBGA-1440
Athlon X4 845
µPGA

Memory Type

Core i7-6920HQ
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Athlon X4 845
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Core i7-6920HQ
No
Athlon X4 845
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-6920HQ
--
Athlon X4 845
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-6920HQ
--
Athlon X4 845
1x16, 2x8

Market Segment

Core i7-6920HQ
Mobile
Athlon X4 845
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-6920HQ
$568.00
Athlon X4 845
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-6920HQ
Yes
Athlon X4 845
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-6920HQ Athlon X4 845
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 122 mm² 250 mm²
Transistor Count -- 3,100
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-6920HQ
14 nm
Athlon X4 845
32 nm

Die Area

Core i7-6920HQ
122 mm²
Athlon X4 845
250 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-6920HQ
--
Athlon X4 845
3,100

Manufacturer

Core i7-6920HQ
Intel
Athlon X4 845
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i7-6920HQ
CMOS
Athlon X4 845
--

Word Size

Core i7-6920HQ
64-bit
Athlon X4 845
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-6920HQ
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon X4 845
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-6920HQ Athlon X4 845
GPU HD Graphics 530 HD Graphics 2000
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-6920HQ
HD Graphics 530
Athlon X4 845
HD Graphics 2000

GPU Designer

Core i7-6920HQ
Intel
Athlon X4 845
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-6920HQ
1050 MHz
Athlon X4 845
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-6920HQ
24
Athlon X4 845
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-6920HQ Athlon X4 845
3DNow!
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
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBM
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64