AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Intel Core i7-6700TE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Intel Core i7-6700TE 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Intel Core i7-6700TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7188 vs 6135

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 January 2018 vs 19 October 2015
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7188 vs 6135

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700TE

2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2042 vs 1957
5.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3912 vs 701
4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11914 vs 2588

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2042 vs 1957
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3912 vs 701
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11914 vs 2588

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1957

2042

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7188

6135

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

701

3912

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2588

11914

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U	Intel Core i7-6700TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1957	2042
PassMark - CPU mark	7188	6135
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	701	3912
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2588	11914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	371.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	163.54
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2113
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	8030
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2113
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	8030

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U	Intel Core i7-6700TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	10 January 2018	19 October 2015
OPN Tray	YM270BC4T4MFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	445	473
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-6700TE
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	10
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	4500 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1300 MHz	1 GHz
iGPU core count	10
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 10 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included	PCG 2015A (35W)
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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 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