Intel Core i7-6820HK Benchmark, Test and specs

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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.
Intel Core i7-6820HK

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 (293)
CPU group: Intel Core i 6000H (15)
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

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
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q3/2015
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Frame Generation: No

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 & 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.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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 14 nm. 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

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Benchmark results

Verified 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 AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
932
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
932
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
932
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
931
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
931
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
930
Intel Core i3-10100TE 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 Intel Core i7-7700T
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3488
Intel Core i7-10610U Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
3486
Intel Core i3-1305U Intel Core i3-1305U
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
3481
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3477
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
3467
MediaTek Dimensity 8000 MediaTek Dimensity 8000
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
3460
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 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 Intel Core i5-5675C
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1175
Intel Core i5-9500TE Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz
1174
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
1174
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1173
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1173
Intel Core i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1173
Intel Core i3-6098P 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 Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3582
Intel Core i7-8650U Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3564
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
3558
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3556
Intel Core i5-6585R Intel Core i5-6585R
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3554
Intel Core i7-4770R Intel Core i7-4770R
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3550
Intel Core i5-4670K 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 Core i7-5700HQ
Intel HD Graphics 5600 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Core i5-10200H Intel Core i5-10200H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Core i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Core i3-9100TE 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 AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
6960
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
6960
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
6955
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
6942
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
6928
Intel Core i7-10610U Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
6903
Intel Core i7-980X 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 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1829
Intel Core i7-3770 Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1828
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
1821
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
1802
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1794
Intel Core i7-3940XM Intel Core i7-3940XM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1790
Intel Core i3-8350K 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 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
153
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
153
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
153
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
152
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
152
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
152
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 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 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
699
Intel Core i5-8400T Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz
696
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
695
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
694
Intel Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
694
Intel Core i7-6770HQ Intel Core i7-6770HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
692
Intel Core i7-6700HQ Intel Core i7-6700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
692

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