Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6820HQ can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2010th fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs
2002nd fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs
479th fastest in out of 1618 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6757

Single Thread Rating

1932

Samples: 3949*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,781
Thread: 1,871

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	21,339 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,098 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,869 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,326 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	92,630 KBytes/Sec
Physics	521 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,952 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,932 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,216
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,603
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,737
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,988
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,457
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,381
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz		6,757

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.18
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,884
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,586
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz		1,932

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3352159 - Mar 15 2026		7546
BL3351783 - Mar 15 2026		6677
BL3349727 - Mar 14 2026		7557
BL3348053 - Mar 13 2026		7346
BL3347359 - Mar 13 2026		4017

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz		6,757
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		6,523 (-3.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		6,490 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		7,945 (+17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		7,667 (+13.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		7,609 (+12.6%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		7,507 (+11.1%)
Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		7,259 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i7-6770HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		7,049 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		7,044 (+4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		7,019 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		6,884 (+1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ		6,820 (+0.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,359
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,986
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,891
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,907
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,893
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,698
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,890
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,698
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,666
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz		808

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