Intel Core i7-4700HQ Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-4700HQ is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2013. The Intel Core i7-4700HQ is based on the 4. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1168. The Intel Core i7-4700HQ scores 744 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 2,735 points.
Intel Core i7-4700HQ

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i7-4700HQ
Family: Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group: Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
Architecture: Haswell H
Technology: 22 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-4700HQ clock with 2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 3.00 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

With the Intel HD Graphics 4600, the Intel Core i7-4700HQ 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 4600
GPU frequency: 0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.20 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 i7-4700HQ supports up to 32 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-1333
DDR3L-1600
21.3 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-4700HQ has a TDP of 47 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 47 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4700HQ has a 6.00 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: 6.00 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 i7-4700HQ 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 i7-4722HQ Intel Core i7-4722HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1009
Intel Core i5-5287U Intel Core i5-5287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1007
Intel Core i7-4850HQ Intel Core i7-4850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1007
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1004
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1004
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1001
Intel Core i7-5650U Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
997

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.
Intel Core i7-4710MQ Intel Core i7-4710MQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
3517
Intel Core i7-4710HQ Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
3510
Intel Processor N200 Intel Processor N200
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3504
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3447
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3419
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3410
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3372

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.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
749
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
749
Intel Core i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
749
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
744
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
744
Intel Core i5-7Y54 Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
743
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
740

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 i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2752
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
2745
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2737
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2735
Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2721
Intel Core i3-9100HL Intel Core i3-9100HL
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
2712
Intel Core i7-2960XM Intel Core i7-2960XM
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
2710

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 i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
261
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
1246
Intel Core i7-3630QM Intel Core i7-3630QM
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1230
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1211
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1196
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1076
Intel Core i3-1115G4 Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1064
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1041

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 Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.75 GHz
400
Intel Core i7-13650HX Intel Core i7-13650HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.55 GHz
397
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz
393
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384
Intel Core i3-8100H Intel Core i3-8100H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz
384
Intel Core i3-8145U Intel Core i3-8145U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz
384
Intel Core i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz
384

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 i7-3720QM Intel Core i7-3720QM
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
5689
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
5684
Intel Core i5-7440EQ Intel Core i5-7440EQ
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
5670
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
5652
Intel Core i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
5648
Intel Core i7-4750HQ Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
5644
Intel Core i7-4710MQ Intel Core i7-4710MQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
5614

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 Ryzen 7 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1539
Intel Core i7-3610QM Intel Core i7-3610QM
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1525
Intel Core i7-4710HQ Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
1508
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1497
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1462
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1455
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1443

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 i5-4310M Intel Core i5-4310M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
126
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
126
Intel Core i7-4750HQ Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
126
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
124
Intel Core i7-4510U Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
124
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
124
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
124

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
584
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
578
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
571
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
568
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
568
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
564
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
558

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