Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 7 164U with 12 cores 1.1GHz and Intel Core i7 6700HQ with 4 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 's Advantages
Released 8 years and 3 months late
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (9W vs 45W)
Intel Core i7 6700HQ 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 5)
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 1.1GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
+108%
2172
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
1044
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
+140%
8552
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
3554
General Parameters
Dec 2023
Release Date
Sep 2015
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Meteor Lake
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i7-6700HQ
Intel BGA 2551
Socket
BGA-1440
Arc Xe-LPG 64EU
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)
Generation
-
Package
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
9 W
Power Consumption
45 W
110°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
1.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
-
10
Efficiency Core Threads
-
700 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
4
14
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
11.0
Multiplier
26x
112 KB per core
L1 Cache
128 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5
Depends on motherboard
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
-
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
Miscellaneous
4
PCIe Version
3.0
8
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
