Intel Core i5-4300Y vs Intel Core i7-6870HQ

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Intel Core i5-4300Y CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-6870HQ
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i7-6870HQ

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-4300Y and the Intel Core i7-6870HQ and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-4300Y 2 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Intel Core i7-6870HQ which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2016.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core i 4000Y (11) CPU group Intel Core i 6000H (15)
4 Generation 6
Haswell Y Architecture Skylake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4300Y is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.30 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-6870HQ clocks with 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-4300Y Characteristic Intel Core i7-6870HQ
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
2.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-4300Y Characteristic Intel Core i7-6870HQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 4200 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 9
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
20 Compute units 72
160 Shader 576
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 12.0

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.

Intel HD Graphics 4200 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-4300Y, while the Intel Core i7-6870HQ supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-4300Y Characteristic Intel Core i7-6870HQ
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2133
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 20
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-4300Y has a TDP of 11.5 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-6870HQ is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-4300Y Characteristic Intel Core i7-6870HQ
11.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
6 W TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4300Y has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-6870HQ is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-4300Y Characteristic Intel Core i7-6870HQ
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1168 Socket BGA 1440
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 434 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4300Y (63%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4300Y (24%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
551 (65%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
846 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
886 (27%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3299 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
665 (61%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1096 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
967 (26%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3679 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz
272 (24%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.00 GHz
1152 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1496 (18%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
8236 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
26 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
47 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
903 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4288 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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