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Core i7-7660U vs i7-6820HQ


Description
The i7-7660U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-6820HQ is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7660U gets a score of 132.8 k points while the i7-6820HQ gets 205.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6820HQ is 1.6 times faster than the i7-7660U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
506e3
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Skylake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
8192 kB
Date
January 2017
October 2015
Mean monothread perf.
57.46k points
50.1k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.81k points
205.89k 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
i7-7660U
i7-6820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
22.46k
20.99k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
19.29k
18.63k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.77k
4.33k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.94k
6.15k (x0.56)
TOTAL
57.46k
50.1k (x0.87)

Multithread

i7-7660U

i7-6820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
56.67k
91.8k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
46.95k
87.24k (x1.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.36k
20.55k (x1.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.84k
6.3k (x0.37)
TOTAL
132.81k
205.89k (x1.55)

Performance/W
i7-7660U
i7-6820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3778 points/W
2040 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3130 points/W
1939 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
824 points/W
457 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
1122 points/W
140 points/W
TOTAL
8854 points/W
4575 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7660U
i7-6820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5614 points/GHz
5831 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4823 points/GHz
5174 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1193 points/GHz
1204 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2735 points/GHz
1708 points/GHz
TOTAL
14365 points/GHz
13917 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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