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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.4GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q1 2013.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.3GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 122,750 user samples
42,062 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 74% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 40% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 40% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 575th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
80,688 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 473rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
61.9 % 67.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
75.8 Pts 78.7 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
82 Pts 100 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
155 Pts 201 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+30%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
263 Pts 324 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+23%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
379 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+10%
345 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
89.9 Pts 90.9 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
95.3 Pts 112 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
185 Pts 222 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
340 Pts 399 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+17%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
489 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+19%
412 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,049,672 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 0.18 % Hugely higher market share.
+350%
Value
Value For Money
57.2 % 69.9 % Better value.
+22%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 63 % More popular.
+17%
Price
Price (score)
$370 $246 Much cheaper.
+33%
Age
Newest
140 Months 110 Months More recent.
+21%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
47 Watts More energy efficient.
+28%
65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.4 GHz 3.3 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+37%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 3.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+15%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
490 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+18%
414 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
386 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+10%
350 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCBGA1364 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 HD 530
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'13 Q3'15
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$378.00 $213.00 - $224.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
400 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.2 GHz 1.15 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
2 GB 64 GB
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
No Yes
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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The Intel Core i7-4700HQ is a fourth generation top-end mobile Haswell CPU. With a base clock of 2.4 GHz and a maximum turbo clock of 3.4 GHz. The 4700HQ has a maximum TDP of 47 Watts and is equipped with 4 cores and 8 threads so it's equally at ease with both single-core and multi-core workloads. Thanks to the 4700HQs relatively high turbo clock speed and its relatively new architecture it achieved an effective speed of 83.3 which is staggering for a mobile processor and actually only 15% below the average of the top nine group leaders which include both desktop and server CPUs. This mobile CPU will give older workstations a run for their money. [Oct '14 CPUPro]

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