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Intel Core i7 4600U

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Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4600U vs i5 4200U

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4600U
6.36 mHash/s
Core i5 4200U
11.53 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4600U
0.88 fps
Core i5 4200U
1.18 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4600U
2,368
Core i5 4200U
2,198

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4600U
2,387
Core i5 4200U
2,417

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4600U
4,351
Core i5 4200U
4,370

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4600U
5,506
Core i5 4200U
4,464

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4600U
2,854
Core i5 4200U
2,312

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4600U
3,600,000 MB/s
Core i5 4200U
3,015,000 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 4600U  vs
i5 4200U 
Clock speed 2.1 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz 2.6 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
SSE4.1
FMA3
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 15W 15W
Annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year 3.61 $/year
Performance per watt 44.17 pt/W 38.06 pt/W
Typical power consumption 12.19W 12.19W

bus
Architecture DMI 2.0 DMI 2.0
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 4600U  vs
i5 4200U 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 0.5 MB 0.5 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 100°C Unknown - 100°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.25 GHz 2.49 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.1 GHz 1.6 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.25 GHz 2.49 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label HD 4400 Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 200 MHz 200 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 1,000 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
DDR3L-1333
LPDDR3-1333
LPDDR3-1600
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,384 MB 16,384 MB
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