Intel Pentium N6415 vs Intel Core i7-7920HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium N6415 and Intel Core i7-7920HQ 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, 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).

Intel Pentium N6415

Intel Core i7-7920HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium N6415

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.4x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7920HQ

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2201 vs 1242
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7282 vs 2816

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 224 KB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2201 vs 1242
PassMark - CPU mark	7282 vs 2816

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium N6415
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7920HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1242

2201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2816

7282

Name	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Core i7-7920HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1242	2201
PassMark - CPU mark	2816	7282
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		939
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3471
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.648
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.313
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1985

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Core i7-7920HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Elkhart Lake	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q1'21	3 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$378
Place in performance rating	1961	1963
Processor Number	N6415	i7-7920HQ
Series	Intel Pentium Processor N Series	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Operating Temperature Range	0°C to 70°C
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x591B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
DVI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@ 60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@ 60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	Yes	12
OpenGL	Yes	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1493	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	PCIe 0: 1 x4/2 x2/1 x2 + 2 x1/4 x1, PCIe 1-3: 1 x2/1 x1	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0/3.1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi 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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)