i7-5750HQ vs i7-6800K

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1033not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.70no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency4.55no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-E (2016)Broadwell-H (2015)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$345$434

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache32 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data182 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6800K and Core i7-5750HQ.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2816

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2016 2 June 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 47 Watt

i7-6800K has an age advantage of 11 months, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

i7-5750HQ, on the other hand, has 197.9% lower power consumption.

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