Some specifications for the pending Core i7 hexacores for laptops have surfaced onto the web through a Chinese forum, it invokes an engineering sample, that would be the Core i7-8700HQ series.
The screenshots have been published on Chinese website Tieba and reveal a number of CPU related details, indeed showing the hexacore CPU.
The processor will get a 45 Watt TDP, which is quite a lot for a laptop. While the full name still has to be revealed, the users declared this proc the i7-8720HK. It's fitted with 9MB cache and has a base clock of 2.4GHz, with a boost to 3.6GHz boost. With Intel everything is fuzzy, so yes, that would be turbo mode 3.0 and just one thread at that turbo. The all core turbo would be 3.4 GHz.
- CPU-Z Single thread score: 371
- CPU-Z Multi-thread score: 2414
- Fritz Chess Benchmark score: 10544
When you compare a thing or two, it tables up like so, mind you that the naming and specs remain unconfirmed:
| CPU | Core i7-8700HQ | Core i7-7700HQ |
| Cores/Threads | 6/12 | 4/8 |
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Turbo 1 core | 3.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo all cores | 2.9 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Cache | 9MB | 6MB |
| Gpu | Intel HD 630 | Intel HD 630 |
Core i7 Hexa Core Laptop Processor Details and Benchmarks Surface
