Intel Core i7-5850EQ Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-04

The Intel Core i7-5850EQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 5. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1364 socket and was released in Q2/2015.

CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i7-5850EQ. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i7-5850EQ.
Name:	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Family:	Intel Core i7
CPU group:	Intel Core i 5000
Architecture:	Broadwell S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	5
Predecessor:	Intel Core i7-4850EQ
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-5850EQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5850EQ is 2.70 GHz (3.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

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

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.00 GHz

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

The Intel Core i7-5850EQ has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-5850EQ uses the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200, which has 384 texture shaders and 48 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
GPU frequency:	0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Compute units:	48
Shader:	384
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	8
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q2/2015

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1600	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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 47 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

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

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-5850EQ is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 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:	Q2/2015
Release price:	380 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz (3.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-5850EQ 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.

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 A12-9700P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782
	AMD A12-9720P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782
	AMD FX-9800P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782
	Intel Core i7-5850EQ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.00 GHz	768
	Intel Core i5-14500 Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHzNot verified	768
	Intel Core i5-14600 Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHzNot verified	768
	Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.50 GHz	768

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	7020
	Intel Core i7-6820EQ 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	7019
	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	7014
	Intel Core i7-5850EQ 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	7012
	AMD FX-6350 6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz	7009
	AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	7008
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	7004

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 i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	141
	Intel Core i7-4770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	141
	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	141
	Intel Core i7-5850EQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	140
	Intel Xeon Gold 5118 12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	140
	Intel Core i5-6267U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	140
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	140

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 i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	671
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	669
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	667
	Intel Core i7-5850EQ 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	666
	Intel Core i5-7600 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	666
	Intel Core i7-4850HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	666
	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1780B 4C 8T @ 3.35 GHz	665

Benchmarks

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,943 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,334 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,104 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,099 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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