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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
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About This Product
The Intel Core i7-7820HQ is a Kaby Lake-H mobile processor with 4 cores and 8 threads, operating at a base clock of 2.9 GHz and a boost clock up to 3.9 GHz. Designed for laptops, it offers solid performance for productivity and light content creation tasks. While capable for older games, it is significantly outclassed by modern CPUs in multi-threaded workloads and power efficiency.
Verdict
βConsider only for budget replacements in existing compatible laptops; not recommended for new builds.β
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
93.0 pts/W
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2019
Mixed player settings
42 FPS
Playable
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