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Intel Core i7-4720HQ Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Intel Core i7-4720HQ
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)

Last updated: 2023-04-04

The Intel Core i7-4720HQ was released in Q1/2015 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 8 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1364. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i7-4720HQ achieved a result of 787 points (single-core) or 2,843 points (multi-core).

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i7-4720HQ
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 Intel Core i7-4720HQ has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4720HQ is 2.60 GHz (3.60 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-4720HQ has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i7-4720HQ has the Intel HD Graphics 4600 installed, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors (160 shaders).

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 with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

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 i7-4720HQ supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory 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 The Intel Core i7-4720HQ has a TDP of 47 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

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

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i7-4720HQ is made in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1364
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:	Q1/2015
Release price:	380 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-4720HQ 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 i7-5557U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1047
	Intel Core i5-6300HQ 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1046
	Intel Core i5-6350HQ 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1046
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1045
	Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1045
	Intel Processor N50 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	1042
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1040

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 i7-4850HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3648
	Intel Core i7-4950HQ 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	3637
	Intel Core i7-4722HQ 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	3633
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3607
	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3600
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3600
	Intel Core i7-6820EQ 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	3588

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 i7-3840QM 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	793
	Intel Core i7-3920XM 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	793
	Intel Core i5-4210M 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	792
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	787
	Intel Core i7-7Y75 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	786
	AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	783
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	783

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 i5-8365U 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	2866
	Intel Core i7-3610QM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2865
	Intel Core i7-3632QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2845
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	2843
	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2842
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2840
	Intel Core i7-3635QM 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	2829

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.


	AMD Athlon 200GE 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	302
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	302
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	299
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	295
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	282
	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	282
	Intel Core i7-6500U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	282

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 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1352
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1352
	Intel Core i7-8650U 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1299
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1279
	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	1246
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	1230
	Intel Core i7-8550U 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	1211

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 UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.75 GHz	400
	Intel Core i7-13650HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.55 GHz	397
	Nintendo Switch NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz	393
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz	384
	Intel Core i3-8100H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Core i3-8145U Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	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 i3-1115G4E 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	5834
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U 4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	5812
	Intel Core i7-4770HQ 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	5790
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	5755
	Intel Core i5-8365UE 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	5744
	Intel Core i7-3740QM 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	5739
	Intel Core i5-1030G7 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	5730

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 i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	1574
	Intel Core i7-4800MQ 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	1557
	Intel Core i7-4710MQ 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	1549
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1546
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1539
	Intel Core i7-3610QM 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	1525
	Intel Core i7-4710HQ 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	1508

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 Ryzen 3 3200U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	138
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	138
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	138
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	137
	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	136
	AMD Athlon 220GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	136
	Intel Core i5-4340M 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	136

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 i7-4800MQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	637
	Intel Core i7-1060G7 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	634
	Intel Core i7-4770HQ 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	634
	Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	630
	Intel Core i5-1035G1 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	624
	Intel Core i7-4870HQ 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	623
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	620

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,888 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,822 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,459 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
746 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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