Intel Core i7-4500U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-4500U is a 2 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2013. The Intel Core i7-4500U is based on the 4. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1168. The Intel Core i7-4500U scores 762 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,264 points.
Intel Core i7-4500U

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i7-4500U
Family: Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group: Intel Core i 4000U (26)
Architecture: Haswell U
Technology: 22 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Core i7-5500U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-4500U clock with 1.80 GHz (3.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 2.60 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

With the Intel HD Graphics 4400, the Intel Core i7-4500U has an build in graphic solution. It has 20 SM processors, which have a total of 160 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU frequency: 0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 20
Shader: 160
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2013
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4500U supports up to 16 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3L-1600
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth: 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-4500U has a TDP of 15 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4500U has a 4.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 4.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-4500U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i5-5300U Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
901
Intel Core i5-5350U Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
901
Intel Core i5-7Y54 Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
899
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
895
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
895
Intel Core i5-4288U Intel Core i5-4288U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
889
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
889

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1588
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1588
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1583
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1554
Intel Core m3-7Y30 Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1547
Intel Core i3-4000M Intel Core i3-4000M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1542
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1524

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 i7-4710HQ Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
763
Intel Core i7-4710MQ Intel Core i7-4710MQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
763
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
763
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
762
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
762
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
762
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
762

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 M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1272
Intel Core i5-3427U Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1266
Intel Atom x6211E Intel Atom x6211E
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1265
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1264
Intel Core m3-6Y30 Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1262
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
1262
Intel Core i5-2435M Intel Core i5-2435M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1260

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 Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
279
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
277
Intel Core i5-L16G7 Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 3.00 GHz
272
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
261
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
261
Intel Celeron N4505 Intel Celeron N4505
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
260
Intel Celeron N5105 Intel Celeron N5105
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
254

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 i5-4260U Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
575
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
562
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
544
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
534
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
527
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
522
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
522

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.
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355
AMD A8-3510MX AMD A8-3510MX
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.10 GHz
352
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.10 GHz
352
Intel Core i5-4300U Intel Core i5-4300U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.10 GHz
352
Intel Core i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.10 GHz
352

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 i3-4100M Intel Core i3-4100M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2500
AMD A8-5545M AMD A8-5545M
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2488
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2488
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2482
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
2482
Intel Core i7-2640M Intel Core i7-2640M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2477
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2468

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.
AMD A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
729
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
723
Intel Core i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
722
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
719
Intel Core i7-3537U Intel Core i7-3537U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
713
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
710
Intel Core i5-2520M Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
709

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.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
122
Intel Core i5-4210M Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
121
Intel Core m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
121
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
120
Intel Core i7-3630QM Intel Core i7-3630QM
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
120
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
120
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
120

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 i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
263
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
263
Intel Core i3-7100U Intel Core i3-7100U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
262
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
261
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
261
Intel Core i5-4300U Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
260
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
258

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