Intel Core i7-4712HQ Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-04

The Intel Core i7-4712HQ is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2014. The Intel Core i7-4712HQ is based on the 4. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1168. The Intel Core i7-4712HQ scores 718 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 2,583 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-4712HQ belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-4712HQ.
Name:	Intel Core i7-4712HQ
Family:	Intel Core i7 (298)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
Architecture:	Haswell H
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-4712HQ clock with 2.30 GHz (3.30 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:	2.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	--

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 4600, the Intel Core i7-4712HQ 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):	1.15 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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-4712HQ 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.

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 i7-4712HQ has a TDP of 37 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	37 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4712HQ 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:	Q2/2014
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-4712HQ
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz (3.30 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-4712HQ 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 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 i3-6100TE 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	720
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	719
	Intel Core i5-2380P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	719
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	718
	Intel Core i7-3610QE 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	717
	Intel Core i7-2860QM 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	716
	Intel Core i5-3340M 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	716

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 i5-4460S 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2594
	Intel Core i5-4570R 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2594
	Intel Core i7-4712MQ 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	2590
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	2583
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2579
	AMD Ryzen 5 3580U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2579
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2579

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 i5-4300M 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	986
	Intel Core i7-4712MQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	984
	Samsung Exynos 1380 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	984
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	982
	Intel Core i5-4440S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	982
	AMD Athlon 200GE 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	981
	Intel Core i5-6260U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	979

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 Xeon D-1521 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	3327
	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3324
	Intel Core i7-4712MQ 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	3320
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	3316
	AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3314
	Intel Core i5-8250U 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	3311
	Intel Core i5-6500 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	3305

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 A8-5550M AMD Radeon HD 8550G @ 0.72 GHz	369
	AMD A8-5557M AMD Radeon HD 8550G @ 0.72 GHz	369
	AMD A8-6500T AMD Radeon HD 8550D @ 0.72 GHz	369
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz	368
	Intel Core i3-4370T Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz	368
	Intel Core i3-4170T Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.15 GHz	368
	Intel Core i5-4200H Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz	368

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 Xeon E3-1225 v3 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	5341
	Intel Core i7-2600 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	5332
	Intel Core i7-8665UE 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	5324
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	5321
	Intel Core i3-8100T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	5315
	Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	5314
	Intel Core i5-6585R 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	5311

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 i7-5500U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	123
	Intel Core i7-5550U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	123
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	123
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	122
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	122
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz	122
	Intel Xeon Gold 5115 10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz	122

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 i5-4670 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	520
	Intel Core i5-4670K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	520
	Intel Core i7-4785T 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	518
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	517
	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	517
	Intel Core i5-6600T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	513
	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 6C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	511

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,754 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,702 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,391 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

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