Intel Core i9-13950HX vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000H Intel Core i 6000H
• Family
  Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
• Generation
  13 6
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i9-12950HX -
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  8x Raptor Cove -
• A-Core Frequency
  2.20 GHz (5.50 GHz) -
• B-Core
  16x Gracemont -
• B-Core Frequency
  1.60 GHz (4.00 GHz) -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• CPU Cores
  24 4
• CPU Threads
  32 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Base Frequency
  - 2.7 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  - 3.6 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  - 3.2 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  32 24
• Generation
  13 9
• GPU Frequency
  400 MHz 350 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) Intel HD Graphics 530
• GPU Turbo
  1650 MHz 1050 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2023 Q3/2015
• Shader
  256 192
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-6820HQ and Intel Core i9-13950HX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes No
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 64 GB
• Memory Bandwidth
  89.6 GB/s -
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-5600 DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-1866
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 -
• PCIe lanes
  - 20
• PCIe version
  - 3.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13950HX and Intel Core i7-6820HQ Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C -
• TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
  55 W -
• TDP (PL2)
  157 W -
• TDP down
  45 W -
• TDP up
  86 W -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  - 45 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-13950HX and Intel Core i7-6820HQ, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Raptor Lake H Skylake H
• Chip design
  Monolithic -
• Documents
  Technical data sheet -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L2-Cache
  32 MB -
• L3-Cache
  36 MB 8 MB
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux -
• Release date
  Q1/2023 Q3/2015
• Socket
  BGA 1744 BGA 1440
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d