Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs Intel Core i9 8950HK
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700HQ with 4 cores 2.6GHz and Intel Core i9 8950HK with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 8950HK 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (41.8GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
908
Intel Core i9 8950HK
+31%
1190
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
4239
Intel Core i9 8950HK
+63%
6912
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
1044
Intel Core i9 8950HK
+15%
1208
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
3554
Intel Core i9 8950HK
+39%
4960
Blender
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
71
Intel Core i9 8950HK
+40%
100
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
802
Intel Core i9 8950HK
+32%
1063
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
3266
Intel Core i9 8950HK
+61%
5262
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
1903
Intel Core i9 8950HK
+29%
2460
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
6474
Intel Core i9 8950HK
+64%
10680
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Apr 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
i7-6700HQ
Processor Number
i9-8950HK
BGA-1440
Socket
BGA-1440
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
45 W
Power Consumption
45 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
26x
Multiplier
37x
128 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
64 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
