Intel Core i7-6970HQ vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6970HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
Intel Core i7-6970HQ AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-6970HQ and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-6970HQ 4 core processor released in Q1/2016 with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2023.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
Intel Core i 6000H (15) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
6 Generation 6
Skylake H Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6970HQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U clocks with 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-6970HQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i7-6970HQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen AI
-- AI specifications AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU AMD Radeon 780M
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.70 GHz
9 GPU Generation 3
14 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 4
72 Compute units 12
576 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12.0 DirectX Version 12

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 Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU AMD Radeon 780M
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-6970HQ, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-6970HQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
64 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-6970HQ has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-6970HQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 30 W
35 W TDP down 15 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6970HQ has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is at 24.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Intel Core i7-6970HQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
14 nm Technology 4 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,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
BGA 1440 Socket FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2023
623 $ Release price --
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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 i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.05 GHz
1210 (29%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (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 i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1755 (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 i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
13549 (100%)

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 i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1850 (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 i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
9612 (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 i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2446 (100%)

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 i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10726 (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 i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
24755 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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