A10-7850K vs i7-6820HQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-6820HQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.29
+100%
A10-7850K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.14

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms A10-7850K by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13721866
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.32
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Power efficiency9.022.13
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)14 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378$173

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K 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 speed2.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB4096 KB
L3 cache8 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size122 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K 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)1
SocketFCBGA1440FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2SSE1-4A, AVX, FM4A, VT
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K 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 i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K 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 i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3-2133
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
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data512
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 i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K 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 i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.5no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i7-6820HQ 4.29
+100%
A10-7850K 2.14

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.

i7-6820HQ 6811
+100%
A10-7850K 3401

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.

i7-6820HQ 1120
+147%
A10-7850K 454

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.

i7-6820HQ 3487
+208%
A10-7850K 1132

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.

i7-6820HQ 5429
+68.8%
A10-7850K 3216

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.

i7-6820HQ 20868
+103%
A10-7850K 10278

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.

i7-6820HQ 6866
+44.6%
A10-7850K 4748

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.

i7-6820HQ 7.9
+65.8%
A10-7850K 13.1

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.

i7-6820HQ 8
+114%
A10-7850K 4

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-6820HQ 704
+121%
A10-7850K 318

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.

i7-6820HQ 153
+77.9%
A10-7850K 86

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.

i7-6820HQ 1.72
+70.3%
A10-7850K 1.01

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.

i7-6820HQ 3.9
+77.3%
A10-7850K 2.2

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.

i7-6820HQ 3642
+70.2%
A10-7850K 2140

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.  

i7-6820HQ 44
+83.2%
A10-7850K 24

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.  

i7-6820HQ 164
+43.8%
A10-7850K 114

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i7-6820HQ 13090
+84.5%
A10-7850K 7094

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i7-6820HQ 3668
+57.2%
A10-7850K 2333

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

i7-6820HQ 7560
+93.8%
A10-7850K 3900

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

i7-6820HQ 13339
+113%
A10-7850K 6267

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

i7-6820HQ 4257
+62.4%
A10-7850K 2621

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.29 2.14
Recency 1 September 2015 14 January 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt

i7-6820HQ has a 100.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-6820HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7850K in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-6820HQ is a notebook processor while A10-7850K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-6820HQ and A10-7850K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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