Intel Core i7-610E vs Intel Core i7-6700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-610E and Intel Core i7-6700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i7-610E

  • Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 71°C
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 71°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 7.3x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 8.79 GB
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2281 vs 1420
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8059 vs 2071
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 8.79 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2281 vs 1420
PassMark - CPU mark 8059 vs 2071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-610E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1420
2281
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2071
8059
Name Intel Core i7-610E Intel Core i7-6700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1420 2281
PassMark - CPU mark 2071 8059
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 978
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3792
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2838
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)

Intel Core i7-610E Intel Core i7-6700

Essentials

Architecture codename Arrandale Skylake
Launch date Q1'10 5 August 2015
Place in performance rating 1802 1395
Processor Number i7-610E i7-6700
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $303
Price now $340.56
Value for money (0-100) 8.66

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.53 GHz 3.40 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 81 mm2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 8
Transistor count 382 million
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8.79 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 500 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 766 MHz 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID 0x1912
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size BGA 34mm x 28mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported BGA1288 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 2.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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™)

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