AMD Ryzen 7 6800H vs Intel Core i7-6700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and Intel Core i7-6700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
  • Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 71°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3221 vs 2281
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23174 vs 8059
  • 2.3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6559 vs 2838
Specifications (specs)
Launch date Jan 2022 vs 5 August 2015
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95 °C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3221 vs 2281
PassMark - CPU mark 23174 vs 8059
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6559 vs 2838

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3221
2281
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23174
8059
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
6559
2838
Name AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Intel Core i7-6700
PassMark - Single thread mark 3221 2281
PassMark - CPU mark 23174 8059
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6559 2838
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 978
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 87.719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3081
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4216
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3081
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4216

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Intel Core i7-6700

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3+ Skylake
Launch date Jan 2022 5 August 2015
Place in performance rating 643 1395
Vertical segment Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $303
Price now $340.56
Processor Number i7-6700
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 8.66

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.40 GHz
Die size 208 mm²
L1 cache 512 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 71°C
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 16 8
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 2200 MHz 350 MHz
Device ID 0x1912
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP7 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
Number of USB ports 4.0
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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 VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

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