Intel Core i7-7500U vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i7-7500U vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ tests and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like RealBench, Furmark, 3DMark, Prime95, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, MATLAB, Blender, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Blender, SuperPi, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Rainbow Six Siege
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Valheim

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-6700HQ or Intel Core i7-7500U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-7500U

51%

Core i7-6700HQ

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-7500U

51%

Core i7-6700HQ

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	91.7
Valorant	102.6	104.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	58.4
Apex Legends	96.4	98.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	78.2
Overwatch	83.1	84.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	71.9
DOOM Eternal	51.3	52.1
Warzone	80.0	81.3
Assassin's Creed	86.2	87.5
Valheim	85.1	86.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-7500U

215%

Core i7-6700HQ

71%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-7500U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-6700HQ since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i7-6700HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	148
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	376	692
Cinbench 20 Single-core	354	361
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	739	1651
Cinbench 23 Single-core	519	891
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2492	3958

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i7-6700HQ
Single-Core	1956	1937
Multi-Core	3649	6493

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i7-6700HQ
Single-Core	971	971
Multi-Core	2214	3643

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i7-6700HQ
Announcement date	October 01, 2016	April 01, 2015
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1440
Core name	Kaby Lake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	6
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	2.6 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1700 millions	1880 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	32 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-7500U is 3% better than Core i7-6700HQ in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-6700HQ has 2 more core than Core i7-7500U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-7500U is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-6700HQ is better: 24
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i7-7500U and Intel Core i7-6700HQ before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Core i7-7500U specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-6700HQ specs and review.

Intel Core i7-7500U Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-2400
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-7200U
• Vs Core i5-6300U
• Vs Core i5-6200U
• Vs Core i5-5200U
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i7-3630QM
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Core i5-3210M
• Vs Celeron G5920
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Pentium Gold G6500
• Vs Celeron 6305
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050e
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Celeron G5905
• Vs Celeron G5900
• Vs Ryzen Embedded R1305G
• Vs Pentium Gold G6605
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405U
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i3-1115G4E
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050GE
• Vs Athlon 300GE
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs A6-9550
• Vs Ryzen 3 3250C
• Vs Athlon PRO 200U
• Vs Athlon PRO 300U
• Vs Core i5-1030NG7
• Vs 3020e
• Vs 3015e
• Vs Core i5-4470S
• Vs Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
• Vs Celeron J3455E
• Vs Pentium Silver J5040
• Vs Pentium Silver N6005
• Vs Pentium Silver N6000
• Vs Pentium N6415
• Vs Pentium J6426
• Vs Pentium Silver A1030
• Vs Pentium N4200E
• Vs Pentium 6805
• Vs Xeon D-1602
• Vs Core i3-10110Y
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050U
• Vs Celeron N5100
• Vs Celeron N4500
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050C
• Vs Celeron N5095
• Vs Celeron N5205U
• Vs Athlon Gold 3150U
• Vs Pentium Silver N5030
• Vs Core i3-L13G4
• Vs Core i5-L16G7
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400E
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400TE
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400T
• Vs Athlon Gold 3150C
• Vs Pentium 6405U
• Vs Core i5-7442EQ
• Vs Core i3-8145UE
• Vs Core i3-1000NG4
• Vs Core m3-8100Y
• Vs Core i3-10110U
• Vs Core i3-7102E
• Vs Core i5-6287U
• Vs Core i3-7101TE
• Vs Core i5-7287U
• Vs Core i5-8210Y
• Vs Core i3-8145U
• Vs Core i3-7167U
• Vs Core i3-7020U
• Vs Core i3-8130U
• Vs Core i7-6660U
• Vs Core i3-8109U
• Vs Core i3-8121U
• Vs Core i7-8500Y
• Vs Pentium Gold G6400
• Vs Celeron N5105
• Vs Core i7-6500U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C

Intel Core i7-6700HQ Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-2400
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-7200U
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i5-6300U
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i7-3630QM
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Pentium Gold G6500
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Ryzen Embedded R1305G
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Pentium Gold G6605
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i3-1115G4E
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050GE
• Vs Athlon 300GE
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3350U
• Vs Athlon PRO 300U
• Vs Core i5-1030NG7
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Core i5-4470S
• Vs Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Core i7-10510Y
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i5-7442EQ
• Vs Core i7-8565UC
• Vs Core i7-1060NG7
• Vs Core i7-8665UE
• Vs Core i5-8265UC
• Vs Core i5-8365UE
• Vs Core i3-9100T
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i7-7820EQ
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Core i7-8665U
• Vs Core i5-8365U
• Vs Core i3-9300T
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i3-8100B
• Vs Core i5-8305G
• Vs Core i7-5850EQ
• Vs Core i5-4670R
• Vs Core i3-8100T
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i3-8300T
• Vs Core i3-8350K
• Vs Core i5-8350U
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H