Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

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Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 530

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 17.24

Overall Rank: 1228

Last Price Change: $378.00 USD (2015-07-01)

Average CPU Mark

6518

Single Thread Rating: 1912
Samples: 13024*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,253
Thread: 1,813

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	20,772 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,948 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,811 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,204 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91,358 KBytes/Sec
Physics	481 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,936 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,912 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of June 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Lenovo ThinkPad P70 20ER002KUS 17.3" Laptop (2.60 Ghz Intel Core i7-6700HQ, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, NVIDIA Quadro M600M 2 GB, Windows 7 Pro)	$1785.43 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI GP Series GP62 Leopard Pro-870 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 6700HQ (2.60 GHz) 16 GB Memory 256 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 2 GB GDDR5 15.6'' Windows 10 Home	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad P50 20EN0013US 15.6" Laptop - Intel Core i7-6700HQ (4core 2.60 GHz), 8GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA Quadro M1000M 2GB	$1899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 15 Laptop, 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 Processor, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD Storage, 15.6” Full HD IPS Display, Windows 10 Home, HP Fast Charge, Lightweight Design (15-dy2021nr, 2020)	$448.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop, 15.6 inches Full HD IPS Display, AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, Vega 3 Graphics, 4GB DDR4, 128GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 in S Mode, A515-43-R19L, Silver	$343.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,099
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,257
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,907
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,777
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,136
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,100
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,032
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,954
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,013
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz		6,518

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.93
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.21
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz		17.24
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.49
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,108
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,068
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,710
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,687
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,626
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,458
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,958
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz		1,912

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1835949 - Jun 08 2023		5655
BL1835459 - Jun 08 2023		7354
BL1835448 - Jun 08 2023		7408
BL1835037 - Jun 07 2023		7422
BL1834131 - Jun 06 2023		7300

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz		6,518
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		6,978 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		7,161 (+9.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		6,950 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		5,512 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		7,518 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		6,866 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i7-10510U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		6,698 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		6,243 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		5,660 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		5,154 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		5,110 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i7-7820HK @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ		7,476 (+14.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,302
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,985
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,669
Intel Core i9-13900H		6,020
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,017
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,977
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,834
Intel Core i7-13700H		5,828
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,802
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,742
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,711
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz		1,018

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