i7-6920HQ vs Ryzen 7 5700

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5700
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
15.27
+230%
Core i7-6920HQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.63

Ryzen 7 5700 outperforms Core i7-6920HQ by a whopping 230% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4601296
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation61.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency22.239.74
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date4 April 2022 (2 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache16 MB8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2122 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ 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)
SocketAM4FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics 530
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 7 5700 15.27
+230%
i7-6920HQ 4.63

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.

Ryzen 7 5700 24262
+230%
i7-6920HQ 7347

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.

Ryzen 7 5700 2001
+71.5%
i7-6920HQ 1167

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.

Ryzen 7 5700 8777
+134%
i7-6920HQ 3749

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.27 4.63
Recency 4 April 2022 1 September 2015
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700 has a 229.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i7-6920HQ, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-6920HQ in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 5700 is a desktop processor while Core i7-6920HQ is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5700 and Core i7-6920HQ, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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