AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6870HQ

Last updated: 2023-08-11

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G		Intel Core i7-6870HQ
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G or Intel Core i7-6870HQ - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G was released in Q1/2018. The Intel Core i7-6870HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6870HQ was released in Q1/2016.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 2000G (5)	CPU group	Intel Core i 6000H (15)
1	Generation	6
Raven Ridge (Zen)	Architecture	Skylake H
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G is 3.60 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-6870HQ has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6870HQ is at 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4	Cores	4
8	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.60 GHz	Frequency	2.70 GHz
3.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6870HQ
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G or Intel Core i7-6870HQ has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
1.25 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
8	GPU Generation	9
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
11	Compute units	72
704	Shader	576
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	DirectX Version	12.0

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-6870HQ supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6870HQ
DDR4-2933	Memory	DDR4-2133
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	20
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	19.7 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G is 65 W, while the Intel Core i7-6870HQ has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6870HQ
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
46 W	TDP down	35 W
95 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-6870HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6870HQ
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	BGA 1440
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2018	Release date	Q1/2016
165 $	Release price	434 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G (100%)

Intel Core i7-6870HQ (94%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G (99%)

Intel Core i7-6870HQ (95%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1021 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	903 (88%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	4800 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4288 (89%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	854 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	846 (99%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	3174 (96%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3299 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.25 GHz	1760 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.00 GHz	1152 (65%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	8460 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	8236 (97%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1096 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3679 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	391 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1922 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	59 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2199 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	155 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	811 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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