Intel Core i7-4702MQ vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617

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Intel Core i7-4702MQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Qualcomm Snapdragon 617

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4702MQ or Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-4702MQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4702MQ was released in Q2/2013.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 was released in Q4/2015.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4)
4 Generation 2
Haswell H Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4702MQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz.

Intel Core i7-4702MQ Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz) A-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-4702MQ Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 546

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.55 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 4
22 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 0
20 Compute units --
160 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version 11

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 4600 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4702MQ supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-4702MQ Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866
32 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 7.5 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-4702MQ has a TDP of 37 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 is --.

Intel Core i7-4702MQ Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
37 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4702MQ has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-4702MQ Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
PGA 946 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2013 Release date Q4/2015
285 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4702MQ (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 (36%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4702MQ (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 (31%)

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 i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
694 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
287 (41%)

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 i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
2465 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
1176 (48%)

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 i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
965 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
301 (31%)

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 i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
3180 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
867 (27%)

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 i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (14%)

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 i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
5131 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
893 (17%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1387 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
117 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
549 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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