Intel Core i7-6970HQ vs Samsung Exynos 7270

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6970HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7270
Intel Core i7-6970HQ Samsung Exynos 7270

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-6970HQ and the Samsung Exynos 7270 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 Samsung Exynos 7270 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2016.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Core i 6000H (15) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4)
6 Generation 1
Skylake H Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 Samsung Exynos 7270 clocks with 1.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-6970HQ Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.30 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 i7-6970HQ Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 ARM Mali-T720 MP1
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
9 GPU Generation Midgard 3
14 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
72 Compute units 1
576 Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 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 Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP1
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 / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

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 Samsung Exynos 7270 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Core i7-6970HQ Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR3-667
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-6970HQ has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 7270 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-6970HQ Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6970HQ has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 7270 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i7-6970HQ Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
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 Android
Q1/2016 Release date Q3/2016
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 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7270 Samsung Exynos 7270
ARM Mali-T720 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz
10 (1%)

Devices using this processor

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