Intel Core i7-7820EQ processor review

Intel Core i7-7820EQ

Core i7-7820EQ processor released by Intel; release date: Q1'17. The processor is designed for embedded-computers and based on Kaby Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.70 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm.

Supported memory types: DDR4-2400. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1440. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 45 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® HD Graphics 630 with the following parameters: maximum video memory size - 64 GB.

Benchmarks

Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
4401
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
13384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
97.640 mPixels/s
25.197 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
741.453 Frames/s
293.013 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4.623 Frames/s
1.710 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
49.002 Frames/s
17.154 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
218.231 mHash/s
29.449 mHash/s
PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
2173
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
7542
Name Value
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4401
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 13384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 25.197 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 293.013 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 1.710 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 17.154 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 29.449 mHash/s
PassMark - Single thread mark 2173
PassMark - CPU mark 7542

Integrated graphics – Intel HD Graphics 630

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 24
Texture fill rate 27.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Games performance

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x72028.90
Medium, 1920x108010.00

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x72013.30
Medium, 1920x10805.50

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x10807.30

Need for Speed Heat (2019)

Low, 1280x72014.10
Medium, 1920x10807.10

GRID 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72031.40
Medium, 1920x108012.10

Ghost Recon Breakpoint (2019)

Low, 1280x72011.00

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x72053.50
Medium, 1920x108025.40
High, 1920x108021.50

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72014.20
Medium, 1920x10805.60

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72014.65
Medium, 1920x10804.70

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72038.20
Medium, 1920x108011.20
High, 1920x10806.40

League of Legends (2019)

Ultra, 1920x108086.00
QHD, 2560x144064.00
4K, 3840x216034.50

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72035.00
Medium, 1920x108013.40
High, 1920x108012.20

Rage 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x7206.80

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x72016.20
Medium, 1920x10805.00

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.00
Medium, 1920x10806.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72035.00
Medium, 1920x108012.80
High, 1920x108010.30

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x7209.20
Medium, 1920x10804.80

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x72013.90
Medium, 1920x10806.80

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x72012.00
Medium, 1920x10805.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72024.50
Medium, 1920x10809.50
High, 1920x10808.30

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x768188.00
Medium, 1920x108025.50
Ultra, 1920x10809.60
4K, 3840x21602.80

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72014.60
Medium, 1920x10808.40

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72059.20
Medium, 1920x108021.30
High, 1920x108010.70
Ultra, 1920x10806.80

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x72014.90

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.30
Medium, 1920x10806.90

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72011.20
Medium, 1920x10806.90

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.00
Medium, 1920x10805.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72036.20
Medium, 1920x108020.10
High, 1920x108014.60

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72014.00
Medium, 1920x10805.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72026.00
Medium, 1920x108012.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.30
Medium, 1920x10805.60

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72020.10
Medium, 1920x10807.10

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.00
Medium, 1920x10806.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72031.30
Medium, 1920x108019.60
High, 1920x108017.50
4K, 3840x21607.10

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.20
Medium, 1920x10805.80

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.75
Medium, 1920x10804.30

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72068.00
Medium, 1920x108024.20

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72025.80
Medium, 1920x10809.30

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Low, 1280x72019.90
Medium, 1920x10809.50

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x72030.70
Medium, 1920x108018.40

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72021.20
Medium, 1920x108011.10
High, 1920x10809.90

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x72014.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72012.40
Medium, 1920x10806.70
High, 1920x10806.00

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72014.00
Medium, 1920x108012.00
High, 1920x10809.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x72069.00
Medium, 1920x108037.70

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x72015.70

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x72032.50
Medium, 1920x108013.00
High, 1920x108013.00

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Medium, 1366x76899.00
High, 1920x108096.00
Ultra, 1920x10808.20
4K, 3820x21608.20

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72044.20
Medium, 1920x108013.10

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72087.10
Medium, 1920x108033.80
High, 1920x108021.90
4K, 3840x21606.40

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72031.60
Medium, 1920x108012.60

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72018.10

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72014.70
Medium, 1920x10806.70

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72026.70
Medium, 1920x108010.30

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72034.00
Medium, 1920x108014.90

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72016.30

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Low, 1280x72024.10

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72044.00
Medium, 1366x76833.90
High, 1920x108012.10

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x720106.00
Medium, 1366x76865.00
High, 1920x108023.60
Ultra, 1920x108013.00

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76841.55
Medium, 1366x76815.75

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72033.80
Medium, 1366x76819.60

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72017.90

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72027.40
Medium, 1366x76815.90

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72058.30
Medium, 1366x76840.20
High, 1920x108017.50

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72023.90
Medium, 1366x76819.90

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x76810.95
Medium, 1920x10806.70

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72016.00

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72024.40
Medium, 1366x76814.60

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72019.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72019.20
Medium, 1920x10807.40

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76823.60
Medium, 1366x76814.50

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76839.90
Medium, 1366x76824.80
High, 1920x108016.10

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76834.30
Medium, 1366x76819.50

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72021.80

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76836.60
Medium, 1366x76821.00
High, 1920x10808.50

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76880.50
Medium, 1366x76851.90
High, 1920x108024.55

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720120.00
Medium, 1366x76869.00
High, 1920x108026.10
Ultra, 1920x108022.20

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76817.00

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768178.90
Medium, 1366x76838.30
High, 1920x108016.10

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76849.60
Medium, 1366x76834.30
High, 1920x10808.50

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76840.10
Medium, 1366x76825.50
High, 1920x10808.70

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72037.70
Medium, 1344x75623.90
High, 1920x108012.60

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768186.30
Medium, 1366x76857.10
High, 1920x108027.20

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76858.00
Medium, 1366x76841.10
High, 1366x76832.20
Ultra, 1920x10804.50

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72067.35
Medium, 1366x76835.00
High, 1366x76828.00
Ultra, 1920x10808.60

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76899.00
Medium, 1366x76848.00
High, 1366x76829.80

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76877.30
Medium, 1366x76854.60
High, 1366x76846.30
Ultra, 1920x108027.70

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72061.70
Medium, 1366x76832.70
High, 1366x76820.00

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600163.60
Medium, 1024x76884.30
High, 1280x102419.90

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake
Launch date Q1'17
Place in performance rating 652
Processor Number i7-7820EQ
Series 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400

Graphics

Device ID 0x591B
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)