Intel Core i7-7920HQ Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-7920HQ is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q1/2017. The Intel Core i7-7920HQ is based on the 7. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1440. The Intel Core i7-7920HQ scores 1,014 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 3,627 points.
Intel Core i7-7920HQ

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-7920HQ belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-7920HQ.

Name: Intel Core i7-7920HQ
Family: Intel Core i7 (293)
CPU group: Intel Core i 7000H (10)
Architecture: Kaby Lake H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 7
Predecessor: Intel Core i7-6920HQ
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-7920HQ clock with 3.10 GHz (4.10 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 3.70 GHz

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 630, the Intel Core i7-7920HQ has an build in graphic solution. It has 24 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

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

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

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 Intel Core i7-7920HQ supports up to 64 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2400
DDR3-1600
38.4 GB/s
25.6 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

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-7920HQ has a TDP of 45 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-7920HQ has a 8.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1440
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 8.00 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 i7-7920HQ 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 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 Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1018
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1017
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1015
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1014
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1014
AMD EPYC 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1013
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1012

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 i5-9400T Intel Core i5-9400T
6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz
3634
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
3631
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3631
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3627
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3624
Intel Core i7-6785R Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3615
Intel Core i5-9500TE Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 2.20 GHz
3611

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.
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1278
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1278
Intel Core i5-7440HQ Intel Core i5-7440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1277
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1276
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
1275
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1274
Intel Core i7-10510Y Intel Core i7-10510Y
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1273

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 Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
4135
Intel Xeon D-1736NT Intel Xeon D-1736NT
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
4128
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4122
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4109
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4108
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4096
Intel Xeon D-1531 Intel Xeon D-1531
6C 12T @ 2.20 GHz
4088

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 i7-7920HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ
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

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 Xeon E3-1535M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
7498
Intel Xeon D-1531 Intel Xeon D-1531
6C 12T @ 2.20 GHz
7493
AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7470
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
7461
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7461
Intel Xeon E-2124G Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
7458
Intel Core i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7455

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 i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
176
Intel Core i5-7600 Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
175
Intel Core i7-8650U Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
175
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
174
Intel Core i5-8500B Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
174
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz
174
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
174

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 i5-10300H Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
841
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
836
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
834
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
830
Intel Core i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
830
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
827
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
827

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