Intel Core i7 7700HQ vs Intel Core i7 6500U
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2017
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-7700HQ
i7-6500U
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 630
HD Graphics 520
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
BGA-1356
Power Consumption
45 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
1.7 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
2
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.1 GHz
Total Core Count
4
2
Total Thread Count
8
4
L1 Cache
128 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
4 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
877
719
Cinebench R23
3,958
2,072
Geekbench 6
1,211
1,027
Geekbench 5
896
742
Geekbench 6
3,807
2,074
Geekbench 5
3,456
1,655
Blender
77
22
Passmark CPU
2,069
1,695
Passmark CPU
6,955
3,261