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▲ 51279 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.8GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q1 2013.

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▲ 5254 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.1 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 8,034 user samples
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5,651 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 44% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 44% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 451st / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
2,383 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 417th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		67.6 % 69.3 % +3%
Average Score 
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		78.3 Pts 78.9 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		93.4 Pts 100 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		180 Pts 191 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		310 Pts 326 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+5%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		449 Pts 469 Pts +4%
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		88.6 Pts 89.6 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		110 Pts 118 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		214 Pts 229 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		395 Pts 419 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		554 Pts 596 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+8%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 52 % +2%
Nice To Haves 
+8%
Age
Newest 		134 Months 119+ Months More recent.
+11%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		554 Pts 594 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+7%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		451 Pts 474 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+5%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'13 Q1'14
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$568.00 - $570.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.8 GHz 4 GHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.3 GHz 1.35 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		2 GB 1.7 GB
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 67.6%
Average Bench 69.3%
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The i7-4900MQ is a top end 2013 Haswell Laptop CPU. It sports Intel's standard i7 configuration of four physical cores with support for eight hyper-threads. Comparing the 4990MQ and the flagship desktop i7-4770 shows that the performance gap between Desktop and Laptop CPUs no longer exists amongst top end Haswell based CPUs. Looking at the 4900MQ and the 3630QM Ivy Bridge Laptop CPU shows that the 4900MQ is around 30% faster, which is a big jump considering the relatively narrow age gap between the two. Overall the 4900MQ is a superb Laptop CPU that is able to give even the latest top of the range Desktop CPUs a run for their money. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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