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Intel Core i7-4600M vs Nintendo Switch
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-4600M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Nintendo Switch
26 %
8C / 8T · 1.75 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-4600M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Nintendo Switch
33 %
8C / 8T · 1.00 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i7-4600M
100 %
Intel HD Graphics 4600
Nintendo Switch
94 %
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-4600M | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | NVIDIA Tegra (2) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) |
| Architecture | Haswell H | Cortex-A57/-A53 |
| Technology | 22 nm | 20 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 1168 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-4600M | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x 2.90 - 3.60 GHz |
4x Cortex-A57 1.00 - 1.75 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Cortex-A53 1.00 - 1.75 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 2.50 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-4600M | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 - 1.30 GHz | 0.30 - 0.77 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 20 / 160 | 2 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 22 nm | 20 nm |
| Release date | Q2/2013 | Q1/2017 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-4600M | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-4600M | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-4600M | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 37 W | 5 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 5 W | |
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-4600M | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q4/2013 | Q1/2017 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
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