Intel Core i7-6970HQ
The Intel Core i7-6970HQ operates with 4 cores and 8 CPU threads. It run at 3.70 GHz base 3.30 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 45 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 1440 CPU socket. This version includes 8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 20 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 100 °C degrees C. In particular, Skylake H Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q1/2016
Frequency | 2.80 GHz |
CPU Cores | 4 |
CPU Threads | 8 |
Turbo (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
Turbo (4 Cores): | 3.30 GHz |
Hyperthreading | Yes |
Overclocking | No |
Core Architecture | normal |
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Memory & PCIe
Memory type | DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM |
Max memory | 64 GB |
Memory channels | 2 |
ECC | No |
Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s |
PCIe | 3.0 x 20 |
Encryption
AES-NI | Yes |
Internal Graphics
Memory type | DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM |
GPU name | Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 |
GPU frequency | 0.35 GHz |
GPU (Turbo) | 1.05 GHz |
Generation | 9 |
DirectX Version | 12.0 |
Execution units | 72 |
Shader | 576 |
Max memory | 32 GB |
Max. displays | 3 |
Technology | 14 nm |
Release date | Q3/2015 |
Technical details
Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
Architecture | Skylake H |
L2-Cache | -- |
L3-Cache | 8.00 MB |
Technology | 14 nm |
Release date | Q1/2016 |
Socket | BGA 1440 |
Thermal Management
TDP (PL1) | 45 W |
TDP (PL2) | -- |
TDP Up | -- |
TDP Down | 35 W |
Tjunction max | 100 °C |
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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