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Core i7-6820HQ vs Xeon E5-1660 v4


Description
The i7-6820HQ is based on Skylake architecture while the E5-1660 v4 is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6820HQ gets a score of 159.7 k points while the E5-1660 v4 gets 320.5 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-1660 v4 is 2 times faster than the i7-6820HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
406f1
Core
Skylake-H
Broadwell-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/16
TDP
45 W
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
20480 kB
Date
October 2015
June 2016
Mean monothread perf.
50.1k points
37.6k points
Mean multithread perf.
205.89k points
320.49k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-6820HQ
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
11.78k
12.41k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
18.06k
17.23k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.48k
4.89k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.12k
3.07k (x0.43)
TOTAL
41.44k
37.6k (x0.91)

Multithread

i7-6820HQ

E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
49.46k
102.11k (x2.06)
Test#2 (FP)
84.8k
156.5k (x1.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.7k
42.08k (x2.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.77k
19.8k (x4.15)
TOTAL
159.73k
320.49k (x2.01)

Performance/W
i7-6820HQ
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
1099 points/W
729 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1884 points/W
1118 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
460 points/W
301 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
106 points/W
141 points/W
TOTAL
3550 points/W
2289 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6820HQ
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
3273 points/GHz
3266 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5016 points/GHz
4534 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1244 points/GHz
1286 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1977 points/GHz
809 points/GHz
TOTAL
11510 points/GHz
9895 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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