Intel Core i7-6920HQ vs Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6920HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Intel Core i7-6920HQ Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-6920HQ or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) - 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 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) was released in 02/2016.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Broadcom BCM (3)
Intel Core i 6000H (15) CPU group Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1)
6 Generation 3
Skylake H Architecture Cortex-A15
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Successor Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)

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 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is at 1.40 GHz.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.40 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 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-6920HQ or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 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 Broadcom VideoCore 5
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 40 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 2
192 Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
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 Broadcom VideoCore 5
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
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 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 3.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
DDR4-2133, DDR3-1866 Memory
64 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 3.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.50 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
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 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4 W
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6920HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
14 nm Technology 40 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Linux
Q3/2015 Release date 02/2016
-- Release price 35 $
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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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz
20 (5%)

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%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 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%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 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%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 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%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 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%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 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 i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
8757 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 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%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 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%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-6920HQ Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Unknown Raspberry Pi 3 B+

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