Intel Core i7-4700HQ Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i7-4700HQ features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2013 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Core i7 series. To use the Intel Core i7-4700HQ, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.
Name: Intel Core i7-4700HQ
Family: Intel Core i7
Group: Intel Core i 4000M/4000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4700HQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4700HQ is 2.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.4 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-4700HQ has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-4700HQ uses the Intel HD Graphics 4600, which has 160 texture shaders and 20 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency: 0.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.2 GHz
Execution units: 20
Shaders: 160
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1333
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 47 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 47 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4700HQ is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 6.0 MB
Architecture: Haswell H
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
11464
11464
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
11452
11452
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
11452
11452
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
11452
11452
Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
11448
11448

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
5668
5668
Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
5665
5665
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
5652
5652
Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
5648
5648
Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
5644
5644

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-9100T
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
3474
3474
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
3458
3458
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
3447
3447
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
3436
3436
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
3428
3428

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3320
3320
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
3319
3319
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
3319
3319
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
3319
3319
Intel Core i7-3960X
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
3314
3314

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3550
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
2741
2741
Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2737
2737
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2735
2735
Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz
2731
2731
Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
2722
2722

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
1508
1508
Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1503
1503
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1497
1497
Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1496
1496
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1462
1462

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1223
1223
Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
1211
1211
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1196
1196
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1191
1191
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1191
1191

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1004
1004
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
1004
1004
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1004
1004
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1004
1004
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
1004
1004

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
744
744
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
744
744
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
744
744
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
744
744
Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
744
744

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
568
568
Intel Core i7-4700EQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
568
568
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
568
568
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
568
568
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
568
568

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
262
262
Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
261
261
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
261
261
Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
261
261
Intel Celeron N4505
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
260
260

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
22.3
22.3
Intel Core i5-4570R
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
21.8
21.8
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
21.4
21.4
Intel Core i7-4650U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
21.2
21.2
Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
21.2
21.2

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
6.5
6.5
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
6.5
6.5
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
6.5
6.5
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
6.5
6.5
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
6.4
6.4

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
1.5
1.5