Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs Intel Core i5 8279U
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
May 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i7-6700HQ
i5-8279U
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
BGA-1528
Power Consumption
45 W
28 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
8
Multiplier
26x
24x
L1 Cache
128 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Size
64 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1150 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
Shader Units
-
384
Texture Units
-
48
Raster Operation Units
-
6
Execution Units
-
48
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,044
1,313
Geekbench 5
802
951
Geekbench 6
3,554
4,465
Geekbench 5
3,266
3,929
Passmark CPU
1,903
2,365
Passmark CPU
6,474
7,732
Cinebench R23
-
1,085
Cinebench R23
-
4,440
Blender
-
59