PRO A12-9800B vs i7-6700HQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-6700HQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.10
+143%
PRO A12-9800B
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.69

Core i7-6700HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14052059
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency8.6210.66
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2048 KB
L3 cache6 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size122 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1440FP4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.5no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700HQ and PRO A12-9800B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-6700HQ 4.10
+143%
PRO A12-9800B 1.69

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-6700HQ 6519
+142%
PRO A12-9800B 2691

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-6700HQ 1098
+104%
PRO A12-9800B 538

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-6700HQ 3442
+198%
PRO A12-9800B 1156

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-6700HQ 5419
+109%
PRO A12-9800B 2593

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-6700HQ 20190
+186%
PRO A12-9800B 7056

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-6700HQ 7092
+118%
PRO A12-9800B 3249

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-6700HQ 7.7
+79.2%
PRO A12-9800B 13.8

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-6700HQ 7
+188%
PRO A12-9800B 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-6700HQ 676
+200%
PRO A12-9800B 225

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-6700HQ 144
+92%
PRO A12-9800B 75

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-6700HQ 1.64
+86.4%
PRO A12-9800B 0.88

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-6700HQ 3.8
+111%
PRO A12-9800B 1.8

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-6700HQ 4618
+234%
PRO A12-9800B 1383

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-6700HQ 42
+155%
PRO A12-9800B 17

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-6700HQ 157
+104%
PRO A12-9800B 77

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i7-6700HQ 12734
+139%
PRO A12-9800B 5326

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i7-6700HQ 3422
+68.5%
PRO A12-9800B 2031

Geekbench 2

i7-6700HQ 12333
+116%
PRO A12-9800B 5705

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

i7-6700HQ 12797
+187%
PRO A12-9800B 4453

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

i7-6700HQ 4234
+104%
PRO A12-9800B 2073

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.10 1.69
Recency 1 September 2015 1 June 2016
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

i7-6700HQ has a 142.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A12-9800B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-6700HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800B in performance tests.


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