Intel Atom C2730 vs Intel Core i7-6820HK

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Intel Atom C2730 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-6820HK
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Core i7-6820HK

CPU comparison

Intel Atom C2730 or Intel Core i7-6820HK - 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 Intel Atom C2730 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C2730 was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Core i7-6820HK 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 i7-6820HK was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Atom (101) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Atom C2000 (7) CPU group Intel Core i 6000H (15)
3 Generation 6
Avoton Architecture Skylake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-7820HK

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C2730 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (2.40 GHz). The Intel Core i7-6820HK has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz).
Intel Atom C2730 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6820HK
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.70 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
2.40 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.
Intel Atom C2730 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6820HK
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom C2730 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6820HK can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Atom C2730 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6820HK
DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2133
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 20
4.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom C2730 has a TDP of 12 W, that of the Intel Core i7-6820HK is 45 W.
Intel Atom C2730 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6820HK
12 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom C2730 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-6820HK cache has a total of 8.00 MB.
Intel Atom C2730 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6820HK
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1283 Socket BGA 1440
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2015
130 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom C2730 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom C2730 (35%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
244 (35%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
694 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
931 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3477 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1173 (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.
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3556 (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.
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
6942 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
1802 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
152 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Core i7-6820HK
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