Intel Core i7-4720HQ vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ

Intel Core i7-4720HQ $378
Intel Core i7-6700HQ $378
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1364
Socket
BGA 1440
iGPU
HD 4600 1200MHz
380 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 530 1050MHz
400 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 7% slower vs Core i7-6700HQ
  • 7% faster vs Core i7-4720HQ
Core i7-4720HQ - GB6S 1,025
x1
Core i7-6700HQ - GB6S 1,100
x1.07

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 11% slower vs Core i7-6700HQ
  • 12% faster vs Core i7-4720HQ
Core i7-4720HQ - GB6M 3,070
x1
Core i7-6700HQ - GB6M 3,440
x1.12
  • 25% slower vs Core i7-6700HQ
  • 33% faster vs Core i7-4720HQ
Core i7-4720HQ - 25.6GB/s
x1
Core i7-6700HQ - 34.1GB/s
x1.33
  • 4% higher vs Core i7-6700HQ
  • 4% lower vs Core i7-4720HQ
Core i7-4720HQ - 47W
x1.04
Core i7-6700HQ - 45W
x1
  • 5% slower vs Core i7-6700HQ
  • 5% faster vs Core i7-4720HQ
Core i7-4720HQ - 380 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Core i7-6700HQ - 400 GFLOPS FP32
x1.05
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Haswell
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core 4th Gen
Family
Core 6th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Haswell-H
Haswell-4C-GT2
Codename
Skylake-H
Skylake-4C-GT2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/1/2015
Release Date
9/1/2015
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
22nm
Node
14nm
Die Size
177 mm²
Die Size
122 mm²
Transistor Count
1.4 Billion
Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
4 Cores
4 Cores
8 Threads
8 Threads
2.6GHz
3.6GHz Boost
2.6GHz
3.5GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
12-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
12-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
32GB
Max Memory
64GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Clock
1067MHz
Transfer Rate
2133MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
17.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
TDP
47W
-
TDP
45W
35W cTDP Down
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
HD 4600 1200MHz
160 Shaders
1200MHz
380 GFLOPS FP32
HD 530 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
400 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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