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Intel Core i7-6820HQ Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i7-6820HQ was released in Q3/2015 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 8 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1440. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i7-6820HQ achieved a result of 846 points (single-core) or 3,299 points (multi-core).

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Family:	Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 6000H (15)
Architecture:	Skylake H
Technology:	14 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Intel Core i7-7820HQ

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6820HQ has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6820HQ is 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

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

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.20 GHz

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-6820HQ has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i7-6820HQ has the Intel HD Graphics 530 installed, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors (192 shaders).

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 with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

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 i7-6820HQ supports a maximum of 64 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 34.1 GB/s.

LPDDR3-1866 DDR4-2133 DDR3L-1600	29.9 GB/s 34.1 GB/s 25.6 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 The Intel Core i7-6820HQ has a TDP of 45 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

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

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i7-6820HQ is made in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache.

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 i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-6820HQ 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.

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-8350U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	55
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	53
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	53
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	52
	Intel Core i7-4710HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	49
	Intel Processor N200 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	46
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	46

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	266
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.35 GHz	257
	Intel Core i5-8259U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	255
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	249
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	228
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	228
	Intel Core i5-1135G7 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	219

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 i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	921
	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	920
	Intel Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	918
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	903
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	903
	Intel Core i7-7820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	903
	Intel Core i3-1000NG4 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	898

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.


	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4359
	Intel Core i5-1035G4 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	4332
	Intel Core i7-1060NG7 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4329
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4288
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4288
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4271
	Intel Core i7-1060G7 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	4260

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i7-6567U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1107
	Intel Core i5-6287U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1106
	Intel Core i5-6440HQ 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1106
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1096
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1096
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1093
	Intel Core m7-6Y75 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1093

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i7-4860HQ 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	3706
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3689
	Intel Core i7-5950HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3685
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3679
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3679
	Intel Core i7-4770HQ 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	3666
	Intel Core i7-8565U 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	3660

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 i7-6567U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	855
	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	852
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	849
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	846
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	846
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	846
	Intel Core i5-7300HQ 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	844

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 i7-4910MQ 4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz	3317
	Intel Core i7-8665U 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	3314
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3310
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3299
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3299
	Intel Core i7-8565U 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	3279
	Intel Core i7-3920XM 4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz	3270

Cinebench R20 (Single-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 single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	360
	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	360
	AMD Ryzen 5 3580U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	360
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	357
	Intel Core i7-8705G 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	355
	Intel Core i7-8550U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	354
	Intel Core i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	354

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 i7-7820HK 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1801
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1797
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1762
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1759
	Intel Core i7-1068NG7 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1739
	Intel Core i7-1068G7 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1739
	Intel Core i7-6920HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1724

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 i5-8210Y Intel UHD Graphics 617 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Core i5-8310Y Intel UHD Graphics 617 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Core i5-10500H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Core i5-10200H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz	403
	Intel Core i5-9300H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz	403

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	63
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	61
	Intel Core i7-4870HQ 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	60
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	59
	Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	59
	Intel Core i7-8565U 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	55
	Intel Core i5-8259U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	52

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 i7-1065G7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	8477
	Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	8466
	Intel Core i5-10200H 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	8320
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	8236
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	8236
	AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	8216
	Intel Core i5-1035G7 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	8211

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Xeon E-2276M 6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz	333.8
	Intel Core i7-8750H 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	369.4
	Intel Core i7-8809G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	415.8
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	471.7
	Intel Core i7-7820HK 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	481.3
	Intel Core i5-8300H 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	487.6
	Intel Core i5-9300H 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	492

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	1735
	Intel Core i7-5700HQ 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	1729
	Intel Core i7-6700HQ 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1725
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	1704
	Intel Core i7-3740QM 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	1700
	Intel Core i5-1035G4 4C 8T @ 1.10 GHz	1700
	Intel Core i7-3840QM 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	1699

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 i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	153
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	153
	Intel Core i7-6567U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	153
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	152
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	152
	Intel Core i5-6287U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	149
	Intel Core i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	149

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 Ryzen 7 3700U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	701
	AMD Ryzen 7 3780U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	701
	Intel Core i7-4980HQ 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	695
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	694
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	694
	Intel Core i7-6700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	692
	Intel Core i7-6770HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	692

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
343 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
340 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
632 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
614 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,854 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,788 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
663 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
611 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
742 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,108 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,104 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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