Intel Core i7-6920HQ vs AMD EPYC 7251

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
5,119

Rank #777

5,286
5,119

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 3.2% (Rank #625 vs #777)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,442

Rank #600

vs
5,034

Rank #922

5,442
5,034

Core i7-6920HQ wins by 7.5% (Rank #600 vs #922)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,051

Rank #604

vs
5,246

Rank #492

5,051
5,246

EPYC 7251 wins by 3.7% (Rank #604 vs #492)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,679

Rank #726

vs
4,912

Rank #433

4,679
4,912

EPYC 7251 wins by 4.7% (Rank #726 vs #433)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,682

Rank #724

vs
5,120

Rank #359

4,682
5,120

EPYC 7251 wins by 8.6% (Rank #724 vs #359)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,728

Rank #687

vs
4,965

Rank #415

4,728
4,965

EPYC 7251 wins by 4.8% (Rank #687 vs #415)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-6920HQ EPYC 7251 Diff
Cores
4
8
-50%
Threads
8
16
-50%
Base Frequency
2,900 MHz
2,100 MHz
+27.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,800 MHz
2,900 MHz
+23.7%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,600 MHz
2,900 MHz
+19.4%
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,500 MHz
2,900 MHz
+17.1%
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,400 MHz
2,900 MHz
+14.7%
Clock Multiplier
29x
21x
+27.6%
L1 Cache
256 KB
768 KB
-66.7%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
4 MiB
-75%
L3 Cache
8 MiB
32 MiB
-75%
Memory Channels
2
8
-75%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
2,048 GB
-96.9%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
143 GB/s
-77.8%
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
120 W
62.5% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-6920HQ EPYC 7251
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core EPYC
Series i7-6000 7000
Model Number i7-6920HQ 7251
Microarchitecture Skylake Zen
Core Name Skylake Naples
Core Family 6 23
Core Model 94 1
Socket -- Socket
Package FCBGA-1440 FCLGA-4094
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR4-2400
ECC Support No Yes
Market Segment Mobile Server
Release Price $568.00 $574.00
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Core i7-6920HQ
Intel
EPYC 7251
AMD

Family

Core i7-6920HQ
Core
EPYC 7251
EPYC

Series

Core i7-6920HQ
i7-6000
EPYC 7251
7000

Model Number

Core i7-6920HQ
i7-6920HQ
EPYC 7251
7251

Microarchitecture

Core i7-6920HQ
Skylake
EPYC 7251
Zen

Core Name

Core i7-6920HQ
Skylake
EPYC 7251
Naples

Core Family

Core i7-6920HQ
6
EPYC 7251
23

Core Model

Core i7-6920HQ
94
EPYC 7251
1

Socket

Core i7-6920HQ
--
EPYC 7251
Socket

Package

Core i7-6920HQ
FCBGA-1440
EPYC 7251
FCLGA-4094

Memory Type

Core i7-6920HQ
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
EPYC 7251
DDR4-2400

ECC Support

Core i7-6920HQ
No
EPYC 7251
Yes

Market Segment

Core i7-6920HQ
Mobile
EPYC 7251
Server

Release Price

Core i7-6920HQ
$568.00
EPYC 7251
$574.00

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-6920HQ
Yes
EPYC 7251
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-6920HQ EPYC 7251
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 122 mm² 213 mm²
Transistor Count -- 19.20 billion
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Core i7-6920HQ
14 nm
EPYC 7251
14 nm

Die Area

Core i7-6920HQ
122 mm²
EPYC 7251
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-6920HQ
--
EPYC 7251
19.20 billion

Manufacturer

Core i7-6920HQ
Intel
EPYC 7251
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i7-6920HQ
CMOS
EPYC 7251
CMOS

Word Size

Core i7-6920HQ
64-bit
EPYC 7251
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-6920HQ
x86-64 (x86)
EPYC 7251
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-6920HQ EPYC 7251
GPU HD Graphics 530 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz --
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-6920HQ
HD Graphics 530
EPYC 7251
--

GPU Designer

Core i7-6920HQ
Intel
EPYC 7251
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-6920HQ
1050 MHz
EPYC 7251
--

Execution Units

Core i7-6920HQ
24
EPYC 7251
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-6920HQ EPYC 7251
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SEV
SGX
SHA
SIPP
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64