Intel Core i7-6920HQ vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6920HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Intel Core i7-6920HQ AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-6920HQ or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X - 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 i7-6920HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6920HQ was released in Q3/2015.

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X has 8 cores with 16 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 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (16)
Intel Core i 6000H (15) CPU group AMD Ryzen 1000 (15)
6 Generation 1
Skylake H Architecture Summit Ridge (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6920HQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6920HQ is 2.90 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X is at 3.50 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.90 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 i7-6920HQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-6920HQ or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 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 HD Graphics 530 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-6920HQ can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
DDR4-2133, DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-6920HQ is 45 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6920HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
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 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1440 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2015 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 449 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
866 (98%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
884 (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 Core i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3370 (56%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
6006 (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 Core i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1173 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
1115 (95%)

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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3876 (70%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
5548 (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 Core i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
8757 (56%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
15627 (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 Core i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
161 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
151 (94%)

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 Core i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
738 (48%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1533 (100%)

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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
974 (100%)

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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
8805 (100%)

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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1724 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
@ 0.00 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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
4196 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-6920HQ AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
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