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Core i7-6820HQ vs i7-4710HQ


Description
The i7-6820HQ is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-4710HQ is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6820HQ gets a score of 205.9 k points while the i7-4710HQ gets 155.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6820HQ is 1.3 times faster than the i7-4710HQ . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
306c3
Core
Skylake-H
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
BGA1364
Cores/Threads
4/8
4 /4
TDP
45 W
47 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
October 2015
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
50.1k points
40.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
205.89k points
155.24k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-6820HQ
i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
20.99k
20.98k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
18.63k
10.48k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.33k
4.75k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.15k
4.44k (x0.72)
TOTAL
50.1k
40.65k (x0.81)

Multithread

i7-6820HQ

i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
91.8k
77.73k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
87.24k
52.12k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.55k
20.55k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.3k
4.85k (x0.77)
TOTAL
205.89k
155.24k (x0.75)

Performance/W
i7-6820HQ
i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
2040 points/W
1654 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1939 points/W
1109 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
457 points/W
437 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
140 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
4575 points/W
3303 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6820HQ
i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5831 points/GHz
5994 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5174 points/GHz
2993 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1204 points/GHz
1358 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1708 points/GHz
1269 points/GHz
TOTAL
13917 points/GHz
11614 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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