Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs Intel Core i7 8559U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700HQ with 4 cores 2.6GHz and Intel Core i7 8559U with 4 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 8559U 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (37.5GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)
Lower TDP (28W vs 45W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
1044
Intel Core i7 8559U
+35%
1416
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
3554
Intel Core i7 8559U
+37%
4869
Blender
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
+2%
71
Intel Core i7 8559U
69
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Apr 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Skylake
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake-R
i7-6700HQ
Processor Number
-
BGA-1440
Socket
Intel BGA 1356
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
Iris Pro Plus
-
Generation
Core i7 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
45 W
Power Consumption
28 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
123 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
26x
Multiplier
27.0
128 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
64 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 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
1200 MHz
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
-
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
