Intel Core i7-7700HQ Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-7700HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 7. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1440 socket and was released in Q1/2017. The Intel Core i7-7700HQ scores 883 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,324 points.
Intel Core i7-7700HQ

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i7-7700HQ. 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 i7-7700HQ.

Name: Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Family: Intel Core i7 (293)
CPU group: Intel Core i 7000H (10)
Architecture: Kaby Lake H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 7
Predecessor: Intel Core i7-6700HQ
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-7700HQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-7700HQ is 2.80 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: 2.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 3.40 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-7700HQ has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-7700HQ uses the Intel HD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2016
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 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): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2400
DDR3-1866
38.4 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory: 64 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth: 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 45 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): 45 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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 1440
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: Q1/2017
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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.


Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-8400T Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz
49
Intel Core i5-6300U Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
46
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
45
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
44
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
43
Intel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
39
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
30

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
184
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
184
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
175
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
174
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
155
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
154
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
148

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
931
Intel Core i5-7400 Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
925
Intel Core i5-6500 Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
923
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
921
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
920
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
918
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
917

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-4770S Intel Core i7-4770S
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
4310
Intel Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4288
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4288
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4271
Intel Core i7-1060G7 Intel Core i7-1060G7
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
4260
Intel Core i5-1035G1 Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4225
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4207

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 EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
884
Intel Core i5-7400 Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
884
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
884
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
883
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
883
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
881
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
881

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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3329
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3328
Intel Core i7-4850HQ Intel Core i7-4850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3327
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3324
Intel Xeon D-1713NTE Intel Xeon D-1713NTE
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
3322
Intel Core i7-4950HQ Intel Core i7-4950HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3317
Intel Core i7-4910MQ Intel Core i7-4910MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
3317

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.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1180
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1180
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1180
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1178
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 4.00 GHz
1178
Intel Core i7-7500U Intel Core i7-7500U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1178
Intel Core i5-4670 Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1178

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 E3-1265L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3711
Intel Core i7-4860HQ Intel Core i7-4860HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3706
Intel Core i7-4770S Intel Core i7-4770S
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
3704
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3689
Intel Core i5-7500 Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3685
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

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 EPYC 7702 AMD EPYC 7702
64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz
391
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz
391
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
391
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
390
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
390
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
390
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
389

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.
Intel Xeon E-2224G Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
1723
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1711
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1702
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1701
Intel Core i5-8300H Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1689
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1684
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1683

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 A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz
432
AMD A8-5545M AMD A8-5545M
AMD Radeon HD 8510G @ 0.55 GHz
425
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.55 GHz
425
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6505T Intel Pentium Gold G6505T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6505 Intel Pentium Gold G6505
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6605 Intel Pentium Gold G6605
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
64
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
63
Intel Core i7-4790 Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
62
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
61
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
60
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
59
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
59

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 i7-990X Intel Core i7-990X
6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz
6975
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
6960
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
6960
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
6955
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
6942
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
6928
Intel Core i7-10610U Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
6903

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-8300H Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
487.6
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
492
Intel Core i5-10300H Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
502
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
506.8
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
512.2
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
518.9
Intel Xeon E-2124G Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
524

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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.
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
369
Intel Core i7-3770 Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
368
Intel Core i7-2600K Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
365
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
362
Intel Core i5-8250U Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
361
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
359
Intel Core i5-6400 Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
359

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 i7-3820 Intel Core i7-3820
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1771
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
6C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
1770
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1762
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1760
Intel Core i7-8650U Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
1758
Intel Core i7-4910MQ Intel Core i7-4910MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
1756
Intel Core i7-4900MQ Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1753

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 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
163
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
163
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
163
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
162
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
162
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
162
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
162

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 Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
768
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
766
Intel Core i7-6785R Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
764
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
762
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
762
Intel Core i7-10510U Intel Core i7-10510U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
758
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
755

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