Intel Core i7-6920HQ vs AMD G-T56E

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6920HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD G-T56E
Intel Core i7-6920HQ AMD G-T56E

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-6920HQ or AMD G-T56E - 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 G-T56E has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.65 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD G-T56E was released in Q1/2012.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD G (38)
Intel Core i 6000H (15) CPU group AMD G (13)
6 Generation 1
Skylake H Architecture Ontario (Bobcat)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- 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 G-T56E has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD G-T56E is at 1.65 GHz.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic AMD G-T56E
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.65 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic AMD G-T56E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-6920HQ or AMD G-T56E 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 AMD Radeon HD 6250
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.28 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation 3
14 nm Technology 40 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 1
192 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
12 DirectX Version 11

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 AMD Radeon HD 6250
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 G-T56E supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic AMD G-T56E
DDR4-2133, DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1333
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-6920HQ is 45 W, while the AMD G-T56E has a TDP of 18 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic AMD G-T56E
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6920HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD G-T56E is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic AMD G-T56E
14 nm Technology 40 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2015 Release date Q1/2012
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6920HQ (0%)
AMD G-T56E (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6920HQ (100%)
AMD G-T56E (9%)

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 G-T56E AMD G-T56E
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (11%)

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 (100%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
751 (9%)

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 (100%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3370 (100%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1173 (100%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3876 (100%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1724 (100%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 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 Core i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
161 (100%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 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 Core i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
738 (100%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-6920HQ AMD G-T56E
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