Intel Core i7-6820HK Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-04

The Intel Core i7-6820HK is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2015. The Intel Core i7-6820HK is based on the 6. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1440. The Intel Core i7-6820HK scores 931 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 3,477 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-6820HK belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-6820HK.
Name:	Intel Core i7-6820HK
Family:	Intel Core i7
CPU group:	Intel Core i 6000H
Architecture:	Skylake H
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Intel Core i7-7820HK

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-6820HK clock with 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.20 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 530, the Intel Core i7-6820HK has an build in graphic solution. It has 24 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.05 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q3/2015

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-6820HK supports up to 64 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s.

DDR4-2133	34.1 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth:	19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-6820HK has a TDP of 45 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	45 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6820HK has a 8.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1440
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q3/2015
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-6820HK have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	932
	Apple A11 Bionic 6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz	932
	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	932
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	931
	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	931
	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	930
	Intel Core i3-10100TE 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	929

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 i7-7700T 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3488
	Intel Core i7-10610U 4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	3486
	Intel Core i3-1305U 5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	3481
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3477
	Intel Core i7-4870HQ 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	3467
	MediaTek Dimensity 8000 8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz	3460
	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	3458

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 i5-5675C 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1175
	Intel Core i5-9500TE 6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz	1174
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	1174
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1173
	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1173
	Intel Core i7-6920HQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1173
	Intel Core i3-6098P 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1172

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 i5-7600T 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3582
	Intel Core i7-8650U 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	3564
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	3558
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3556
	Intel Core i5-6585R 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	3554
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3550
	Intel Core i5-4670K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3545

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 i7-5700HQ Intel HD Graphics 5600 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Pentium G4500 Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Pentium G4520 Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Core i5-10200H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Core i5-10500H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Core i3-9100TE Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz	403

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.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	6960
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	6960
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	6955
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	6942
	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz	6928
	Intel Core i7-10610U 4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	6903
	Intel Core i7-980X 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	6897

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 Xeon E5-1620 v2 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1829
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1828
	Intel Core i5-8350U 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	1821
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	1802
	Intel Core i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1794
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1790
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1781

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 Xeon E3-1270 v3 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	153
	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	153
	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	153
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	152
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700E 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	152
	Intel Core i7-6950X 10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz	152
	Intel Pentium Gold G5400 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	152

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.


	AMD FX-9370 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	699
	Intel Core i5-8400T 6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz	696
	Intel Core i7-4980HQ 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	695
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	694
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	694
	Intel Core i7-6770HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	692
	Intel Core i7-6700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	692

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,398 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,371 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,646 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,597 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,925 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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