Intel Celeron G5900TE vs Intel Core i7-6970HQ

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron G5900TE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Intel Celeron G5900TE Intel Core i7-6970HQ

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron G5900TE or Intel Core i7-6970HQ - 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 Celeron G5900TE has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G5900TE was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Core i7-6970HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6970HQ was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Celeron G5000 (8) CPU group Intel Core i 6000H (15)
9 Generation 6
Comet Lake S Architecture Skylake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Celeron G6900TE Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G5900TE is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The Intel Core i7-6970HQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Celeron G5900TE Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 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 Celeron G5900TE Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
-- 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.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 72
96 Shader 576
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 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.

Intel HD Graphics 610 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 Intel Celeron G5900TE supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6970HQ can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Celeron G5900TE Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2133
128 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 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 Celeron G5900TE has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Core i7-6970HQ is 45 W.

Intel Celeron G5900TE Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G5900TE has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-6970HQ cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Celeron G5900TE Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
14 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
LGA 1200 Socket BGA 1440
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2016
53 $ Release price 623 $
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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 Celeron G5900TE Intel Celeron G5900TE
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.00 GHz
192 (16%)
Intel Core i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.05 GHz
1210 (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.
Intel Celeron G5900TE Intel Celeron G5900TE
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
318 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 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.
Intel Celeron G5900TE Intel Celeron G5900TE
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
128 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 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.
Intel Celeron G5900TE Intel Celeron G5900TE
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
227 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron G5900TE Intel Core i7-6970HQ
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