Intel Core i7-4850EQ vs Intel Pentium E6600

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4850EQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium E6600
Intel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Pentium E6600

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4850EQ or Intel Pentium E6600 - 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 i7-4850EQ 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 i7-4850EQ was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Pentium E6600 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.06 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E6600 was released in Q1/2010.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13)
4 Generation 2
Haswell S Architecture Wolfdale (Penryn)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-5850EQ Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4850EQ is 1.60 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Intel Pentium E6600 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E6600 is at 3.06 GHz.

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Intel Pentium E6600
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.60 GHz Frequency 3.06 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i7-4850EQ Characteristic Intel Pentium E6600
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ or Intel Pentium E6600 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
40 Compute units --
320 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version --

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 Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium E6600 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Intel Pentium E6600
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-800
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-4850EQ is 47 W, while the Intel Pentium E6600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Intel Pentium E6600
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium E6600 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Intel Pentium E6600
22 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
BGA 1364 Socket LGA 775
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2010
-- Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Core i7-4850EQ to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Pentium E6600 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


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 i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
422 (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 i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
761 (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 i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
362 (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 i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
614 (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 i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.00 GHz
640 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
1120 (100%)

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 i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
498 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Pentium E6600
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Core i7-4850EQQualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Intel Core i7-4850EQ vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
2. Intel Pentium E6600Intel Core2 Duo E6600 Intel Pentium E6600 vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
3. Intel Core i5-3450Intel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Core i5-3450 vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ
4. AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AFIntel Core i7-4850EQ AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ
5. AMD Athlon PRO 300UIntel Core i7-4850EQ AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ
6. Intel Core2 Duo E8400Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs Intel Pentium E6600
7. AMD Ryzen 7 3700XIntel Core i7-4850EQ AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ
8. Intel Core i5-8265UIntel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Core i5-8265U vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ
9. AMD Phenom II X6 1100TIntel Core i7-4850EQ AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ
10. Intel Core i7-3667UIntel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-3667U vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ


back to index