Intel Core i7-4980HQ vs Intel Core i7-10710U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4980HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-10710U
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-10710U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4980HQ or Intel Core i7-10710U - 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 i7-4980HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4980HQ was released in Q3/2014.

The Intel Core i7-10710U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-10710U was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group Intel Core i 10000U (5)
4 Generation 10
Haswell H Architecture Comet Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4980HQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz). The Intel Core i7-10710U has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz).

Intel Core i7-4980HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-10710U
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

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 i7-4980HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-10710U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

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 Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 9.5
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
40 Compute units 24
320 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
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 Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake)
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 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4980HQ supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-10710U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-4980HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-10710U
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-4980HQ has a TDP of 47 W, that of the Intel Core i7-10710U is 15 W.

Intel Core i7-4980HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-10710U
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 30 W
-- TDP down 12.5 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4980HQ has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-10710U cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-4980HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-10710U
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 1364 Socket BGA 1526
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price 415 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
943 (78%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1202 (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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3561 (73%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
4902 (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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1107 (74%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1496 (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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3846 (69%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5540 (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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.30 GHz
832 (100%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) @ 1.15 GHz
461 (55%)

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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
6751 (69%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
9848 (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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1883 (62%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 1.10 GHz
3056 (100%)

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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
153 (86%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
178 (100%)

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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
695 (66%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
1060 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
460 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2364 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-10710U
Dell Allienware 17-4105 R2
MSI GT72
MSI GT80
MSI WT72
Unknown

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