AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-6970HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-427BB and Intel Core i7-6970HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD RX-427BB

Intel Core i7-6970HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-427BB

Around 97197% higher clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 3.70 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum frequency	3600 MHz vs 3.70 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6970HQ

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm

Launch date	24 January 2016 vs 20 May 2014
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-427BB
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6970HQ

Name	AMD RX-427BB	Intel Core i7-6970HQ
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5750
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5750
PassMark - Single thread mark		1532
PassMark - CPU mark		4632

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-427BB	Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Skylake
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	20 May 2014	24 January 2016
Place in performance rating	1611	1625
Processor Number	RX-427BB	i7-6970HQ
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$623
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2700 MHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	928 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3600 MHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	600 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	1.05 GHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 580
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x193B
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1	12
OpenGL	4.2	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	30-35 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FP3)	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi		Up to 4096x2304@30Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)