Intel Core i7-4900MQ Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i7-4900MQ features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2013 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Core i7 series. To use the Intel Core i7-4900MQ, you'll need a motherboard with a PGA 946 socket.
Name: Intel Core i7-4900MQ
Family: Intel Core i7
Group: Intel Core i 4000M/4000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4900MQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4900MQ is 2.8 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.8 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-4900MQ has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-4900MQ 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): 1.3 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 i7-4900MQ 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 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: PGA 946
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 8.0 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: Q2/2013
Release price: 570 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
13125
13125
AMD FX-9590
8C 8T @ 4.7 GHz
13110
13110
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
13050
13050
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
13011
13011
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
6C 6T @ 1.9 GHz
12882
12882

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i3-9300T
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
6165
6165
AMD FX-8100
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
6159
6159
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
6150
6150
Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
6149
6149
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
6125
6125

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
3846
3846
Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 1.2 GHz
3842
3842
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
3839
3839
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
3827
3827
Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
3826
3826

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-7260U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
3572
3572
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C 28T @ 1.9 GHz
3570
3570
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
3560
3560
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
3554
3554
Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
3546
3546

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
3269
3269
Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
3269
3269
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
3268
3268
Intel Core i3-9300T
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3265
3265
Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
3263
3263

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
1758
1758
Intel Core i7-4910MQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1756
1756
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1753
1753
Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
1751
1751
AMD FX-9590
8C 8T @ 4.7 GHz
1737
1737

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-5575R
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1068
1068
Intel Xeon Silver 4114
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
1067
1067
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1064
1064
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
1063
1063
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.0 GHz
1063
1063

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
875
875
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
874
874
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
874
874
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
874
874
Intel Core i7-4770T
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
873
873

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
690
690
Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
689
689
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
686
686
Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
684
684
Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
679
679

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-4600M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
416
416
Intel Core i7-4800MQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
416
416
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
416
416
Intel Core i7-4910MQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
416
416
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
416
416

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
148
148
Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
148
148
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
148
148
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
148
148
Intel Core i7-6770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
148
148

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

Intel Core i7-4600M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
25.1
25.1
Intel Core i7-4610M
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
25.1
25.1
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
24.9
24.9
Intel Core i7-4800MQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
24.6
24.6
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
24.6
24.6

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

Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
7.3
7.3
Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
7.3
7.3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
7.2
7.2
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
7.1
7.1
Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
7.1
7.1

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

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1.7
1.7
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1.7
1.7