Should you use Intel Pentium N3710 or Intel Core i7 6700HQ? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Intel Pentium N3710 is manufactured by Intel in India whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ is manufactured by Intel in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Pentium N3710 has a Base frequency of 1.6 GHz and 8 GB memory size whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ has a base frequency of 2.6 GHz and 64 GB memory.
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
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| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 6 W | 45 W |
| Max. temperature | 90°C | 100°C |
General | ||
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 10, 2016 | September 1, 2015 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Braswell | Skylake |
| Model number | N3710 | i7-6700HQ |
| Socket | BGA-1170 | BGA-1440 |
| Integrated GPU | HD Graphics 405 | HD Graphics 530 |
Performance | ||
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 1.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
IGPU | ||
| Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 405 | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| GPU Boost Clock | 700 MHz | 1050 MHz |
Memory | ||
| Memory types | DDR3L-1600 | DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc | ||
| PCI Express Version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 4 | 16 |
| Official page | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/91830/intel-pentium-processor-n3710-2m-cache-up-to-2-56-ghz.html | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/88967/intel-core-i7-6700hq-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-50-ghz.html |
Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) | 197 | 907 |
| Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) | 626 | 4225 |
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 706 | 1908 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 1443 | 6489 |
| Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) | 233 | 839 |
| Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) | 792 | 3331 |
Intel Pentium N3710 has been announced on January 2016 whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ has been announced on September 2015. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:
Passmark Score consists of 4 parameters: CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX. The Passmark score measures the performance of the CPU. Passmark score is that measures a processor's single core performance and evaluates multi core performance. The Passmark score value of Intel Pentium N3710 is 1443 whereas Passmark score value of Intel Core i7 6700HQ is 6489.
Coming to the Memory, Intel Pentium N3710 has a memory size of 8 GB while Intel Core i7 6700HQ comes up with 64 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.
Intel Pentium N3710 has 4 cores with 4 threads whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ has 4 cores with 4 threads. Intel Pentium N3710 has base frequency of 1.6 GHz whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQhas base frequency of 2.6 GHz.