Intel Core i7-11700 vs Intel Core i7-6970HQ

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-11700		Intel Core i7-6970HQ
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-11700 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 Core i7-11700 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11700 was released in Q1/2021. 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 Core i7 (298)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core i 11000 (22)	CPU group	Intel Core i 6000H (15)
11	Generation	6
Rocket Lake S	Architecture	Skylake H
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i7-10700	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i7-12700	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-11700 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-11700 is 2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-6970HQ has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6970HQ is at 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Core i7-11700	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6970HQ
8	Cores	4
16	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.50 GHz	Frequency	2.80 GHz
4.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
3.80 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 Core i7-11700	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6970HQ
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i7-11700 or Intel Core i7-6970HQ 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 750	GPU	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
1.30 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
12	GPU Generation	9
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
32	Compute units	72
256	Shader	576
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 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 UHD Graphics 750	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	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-11700 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-6970HQ supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.
Intel Core i7-11700	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6970HQ
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-2133
128 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
20	PCIe lanes	20
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	19.7 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-11700 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i7-6970HQ has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i7-11700	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6970HQ
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
224 W @ 56 s	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	35 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-11700 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-6970HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i7-11700	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, AVX2, AVX-512	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
Q1/2021	Release date	Q1/2016
323 $	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 Core i7-11700 Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz	666 (55%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.05 GHz	1210 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	90 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	742 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1545 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	14327 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1721 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9872 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2196 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9387 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	589 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 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.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	5472 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 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.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	145 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	20144 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	620 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 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.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	5920 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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