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Intel Core i7-4930MX
Benchmarks & Specs

Last updated: 2025-07-25

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Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
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Summary

The Intel Core i7-4930MX was once a truly powerful processor for laptops. It was based on the Haswell H architecture and manufactured using the 22 nm process. This enabled considerable computing power for mobile systems. This processor belonged to the Extreme Edition for laptops at the time.

It was therefore particularly well-suited for demanding applications and even for gaming. With a generous 8 MB Level 3 cache, it was impressive for memory-intensive tasks. The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 also enabled reliable graphics performance for everyday use. Although the maximum memory bandwidth was 26 GB/s, this was sufficient for many applications.

We find that the Intel Core i7-4930MX still provides a solid foundation today. It shows the high quality of high-end hardware at the time. It is still usable for common applications and older games.

Former high-end mobile processor for laptops
Based on the Haswell H architecture (22 nm manufacturing)
8 MB Level 3 Cache
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 478 / 834
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank 384 / 832
In segment Notebook

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz

1,091

4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz

1,091

4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz

1,087

2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

1,084

4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz

1,084

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 3.20 GHz

4,237

4C / 8T · 2.50 GHz

4,225

4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz

4,188

4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz

4,177

6C / 12T · 1.10 GHz

4,146

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz

906

4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz

906

4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz

903

4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz

902

4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz

895

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 3.20 GHz

3,477

4C / 8T · 2.50 GHz

3,467

4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz

3,452

4C / 8T · 3.30 GHz

3,420

5C / 6T · 1.40 GHz

3,417

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake)

441

AMD Radeon R6 (Merlin Falcon)

440

Intel HD Graphics 4600

432

AMD Radeon HD 8510G

425

Intel HD Graphics 630

422

More benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
CPU group	Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
Architecture	Haswell H
Technology	22 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket	PGA 946
Generation	4
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	4 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	normal
Cores:	4x
Frequency:	3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.90 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache	8.00 MB
Overclocking	Yes

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency	0.40 - 1.35 GHz
CUs / Shader	20 / 160
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
Technology	22 nm
Release date	Q2/2013

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
DDR3L-1600	25.6 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	32 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	57 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q2/2013
Release price	975 $
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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