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Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6920HQ 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 530

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 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) i7-6920HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i7-6920HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 12.82

Overall Rank:
1652nd fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
1532nd fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
405th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $568.00 USD (2015-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
7283
Single Thread Rating
2075

Samples: 421*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,579
Thread: 2,002

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math23,034 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math13,804 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting12,698 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,588 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression102,178 KBytes/Sec
Physics561 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,005 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,075 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2698476 - Jun 15 2025
6989
BL2675581 - Jun 05 2025
7731
BL2651632 - May 26 2025
6573
BL2644959 - May 23 2025
5803
BL2626773 - May 15 2025
6635
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz
7,283
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
7,479 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i7-6770HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
7,130 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
6,866 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
6,528 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i7-8665U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
6,206 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i5-10210U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
6,126 (-15.9%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
5,996 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i5-8365U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
5,986 (-17.8%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
5,855 (-19.6%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
8,064 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
7,296 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ
6,829 (-6.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
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9,768
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8,903
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8,170
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8,056
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7,674
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,052
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7,027
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6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,846
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6,784
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,762
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6,759
Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz
868