Intel Core i7-5950HQ Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-5950HQ 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. The Intel Core i7-5950HQ scores 1,174 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 4,817 points.
Intel Core i7-5950HQ

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Family: Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group: Intel Core i 5000H (5)
Architecture: Broadwell H
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 5
Predecessor: Intel Core i7-4950HQ
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-5950HQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5950HQ is 2.90 GHz (3.80 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: 2.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 3.50 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-5950HQ has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-5950HQ 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): 1.15 GHz
Compute units: 48
Shader: 384
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2015
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 8
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Frame Generation: No

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 & PCIe

The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1866
29.9 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 i7-5950HQ 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: 550 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-5950HQ 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 i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1198
Intel Core i5-7260U Intel Core i5-7260U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1192
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1185
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1180
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1180
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1178
Intel Core i7-7500U Intel Core i7-7500U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1178

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.
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
3714
Intel Core i7-4860HQ Intel Core i7-4860HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3706
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3689
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3685
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3679
Intel Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3679
Intel Core i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3666

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 Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1180
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1180
Intel Core i3-1115GRE Intel Core i3-1115GRE
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1175
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1174
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1169
Intel Core i3-1125G4 Intel Core i3-1125G4
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1159
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1157

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 i7-1185G7E Intel Core i7-1185G7E
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4852
Intel Core i7-1185GRE Intel Core i7-1185GRE
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
4852
AMD Ryzen 5 5560U AMD Ryzen 5 5560U
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
4820
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4817
Intel Core i7-1068G7 Intel Core i7-1068G7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4797
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4797
Intel Core i7-8850H Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
4781

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 A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.86 GHz
887
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.15 GHz
883
Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Core i7-8557U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 @ 1.15 GHz
883
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz
883
Intel Core i3-12300HE Intel Core i3-12300HE
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.15 GHz
883
Intel Core i3-12300HL Intel Core i3-12300HL
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.15 GHz
883
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
845

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 i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
9848
Intel Core i5-1140G7 Intel Core i5-1140G7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
9825
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
9770
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
9699
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
9534
Intel Core i5-1145GRE Intel Core i5-1145GRE
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
9390
Intel Core i5-1038NG7 Intel Core i5-1038NG7
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
9355

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 i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
158
Intel Core i5-7287U Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
158
Intel Core i5-8200Y Intel Core i5-8200Y
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
158
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
157
Intel Core i5-8310Y Intel Core i5-8310Y
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
157
Intel Core i5-8250U Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
157
Intel Core i5-7440HQ Intel Core i5-7440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
155

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 i7-7820HQ Intel Core i7-7820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
784
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
782
Intel Core i5-1038NG7 Intel Core i5-1038NG7
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
781
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
778
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
774
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
766
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
762

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