Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700HQ with 4 cores 2.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS with 6 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 6700HQ 's Advantages
Lower TDP (45W vs 54W)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4266 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (68.27GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
908
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
+26%
1151
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
4239
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
+110%
8931
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
1044
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
+30%
1365
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
3554
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
+53%
5454
Blender
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
71
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
+56%
111
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
802
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
+35%
1085
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
3266
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
+68%
5506
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
1903
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
+28%
2441
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
6474
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
+123%
14481
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Jan 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Zen 2
i7-6700HQ
Processor Number
-
BGA-1440
Socket
FP6
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
Radeon RX Vega 6
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
45 W
Power Consumption
35-54 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
26x
Multiplier
30x
128 K per core
L1 Cache
32 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
64 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68.27 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
-
Shader Units
384
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Power Consumption
15 W
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
