Intel Core i7-10610U vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-10610U and Intel Core i7-6820HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10610U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2259 vs 1954
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 May 2020 vs 1 September 2015
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2259 vs 1954

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6820HQ

  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6819 vs 6699
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6819 vs 6699

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-10610U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6820HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2259
1954
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6699
6819
Name Intel Core i7-10610U Intel Core i7-6820HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 2259 1954
PassMark - CPU mark 6699 6819
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 847
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 16.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 150.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.091
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1711
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3432
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6055
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1711
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3432
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6055

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-10610U Intel Core i7-6820HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Skylake
Launch date 13 May 2020 1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $409 $378
Place in performance rating 1106 1096
Processor Number i7-10610U i7-6820HQ
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz 2.70 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 256 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 8
Die size 122 mm

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 45.8 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x9B41,0x9BCC 0x191B
Execution Units 24
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology

Graphics interfaces

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

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 10 Watt 35 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.30 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 46mm x 24mm 42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1528 FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

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
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI

Virtualization

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