Intel Core i7-4950HQ vs MediaTek Dimensity 1050

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4950HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
Intel Core i7-4950HQ MediaTek Dimensity 1050

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4950HQ or MediaTek Dimensity 1050 - 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 i7-4950HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4950HQ was released in Q3/2013.

The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 was released in Q3/2022.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Mediatek Dimensity (36)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group MediaTek Dimensity 10xx (2)
4 Generation 2
Haswell H Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4950HQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.60 GHz). The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz.

Intel Core i7-4950HQ Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1050
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (3.60 GHz) A-Core 2.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

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 i7-4950HQ Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1050
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU ARM Mali-G610 MP3
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation Vallhall 3
22 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 1
40 Compute units 3
320 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version 12

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 ARM Mali-G610 MP3
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4950HQ supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-4950HQ Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1050
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 44.0 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 i7-4950HQ has a TDP of 47 W, that of the MediaTek Dimensity 1050 is --.

Intel Core i7-4950HQ Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1050
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4950HQ has a 6.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1050 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-4950HQ Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1050
22 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1364 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4950HQ (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 (89%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4950HQ (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 (64%)

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 i7-4950HQ Intel Core i7-4950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
842 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
747 (89%)

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 i7-4950HQ Intel Core i7-4950HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3317 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2136 (64%)

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 i7-4950HQ Intel Core i7-4950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1022 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-4950HQ Intel Core i7-4950HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3637 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-4950HQ Intel Core i7-4950HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.30 GHz
832 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
ARM Mali-G610 MP3 @ 0.85 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 i7-4950HQ Intel Core i7-4950HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
6314 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-4950HQ MediaTek Dimensity 1050
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