Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs Intel Core i3 N300
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700HQ with 4 cores 2.6GHz and Intel Core i3 N300 with 8 cores 0.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 N300 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (38.4GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (7W vs 45W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
+76%
908
Intel Core i3 N300
513
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
+66%
4239
Intel Core i3 N300
2545
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
1044
Intel Core i3 N300
+13%
1189
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
+10%
3554
Intel Core i3 N300
3217
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
1903
Intel Core i3 N300
+10%
2098
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
6474
Intel Core i3 N300
+30%
8469
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Jan 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
i7-6700HQ
Processor Number
i3-N300
BGA-1440
Socket
BGA-1264
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
45 W
Power Consumption
7 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
0.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
26x
Multiplier
8
128 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800
64 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
1
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1250 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15
-
Graphics Performance
0.64 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
9
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
