Intel Core i7-5750HQ vs Intel Core i7-4960X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-5750HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4960X
Intel Core i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-4960X

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-5750HQ or Intel Core i7-4960X - 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 i7-5750HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5750HQ was released in Q2/2015.

The Intel Core i7-4960X has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4960X was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
Intel Core i 5000H (5) CPU group Intel Core i 4000X (3)
5 Generation 4
Broadwell H Architecture Ivy Bridge E
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-5960X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-5750HQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz). The Intel Core i7-4960X has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i7-5750HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960X
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 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 i7-5750HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960X
-- 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 6200 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 6200 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
Decode 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 i7-5750HQ supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4960X can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-5750HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960X
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1866
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 15.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 40
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-5750HQ has a TDP of 47 W, that of the Intel Core i7-4960X is 130 W.

Intel Core i7-5750HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960X
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-5750HQ has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4960X cache has a total of 15.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-5750HQ Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960X
14 nm Technology 22 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, AVX
BGA 1364 Socket LGA 2011
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, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q3/2013
390 $ Release price 960 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 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 i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
814 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
806 (99%)

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 i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
3364 (65%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
5189 (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 i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1084 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
757 (70%)

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 i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
3276 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
3062 (93%)

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 i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
5915 (58%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
10145 (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 i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
140 (93%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
151 (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 i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
689 (63%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1092 (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 i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
2868 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-4960X
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