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Intel Core i7 4600U
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4600U based on its single-core performance and value.
See full details | Intel Core i7 4600U vs i5 6300U |
![]() | Much better performance per watt 44.17 pt/W | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 1.69 pt/$ |
![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 5,506 |
![]() | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 47.2 | ![]() | Much better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score 25.91 mHash/s |
![]() | Higher clock speed 2.4 GHz | ![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
9.6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much better performance per watt | 44.17 pt/W | vs | 11.38 pt/W | Around 4x better performance per watt | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 1.69 pt/$ | vs | 0.61 pt/$ | More than 2.8x better performance per dollar | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 5,506 | vs | 2,936 | Around 90% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
Better turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | vs | 1,000 MHz | 10% better turbo clock speed | |||
More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.25 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 47.2 | vs | 44 | More than 5% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
Much better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score | 25.91 mHash/s | vs | 6.36 mHash/s | More than 4x better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score | |||
Higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Higher GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | vs | 200 MHz | 50% higher GPU clock speed | |||
Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Jul, 2013 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
summary | Core i7 4600U | vs | i5 6300U |
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Clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
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 | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 13.14 $/year | 13.14 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 44.17 pt/W | 11.38 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 12.19W | 12.19W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 4,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 4600U | vs | i5 6300U |
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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 | 14 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.25 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.1 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.25 GHz | 3 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | HD 4400 | Intel® HD Graphics 520 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 200 MHz | 300 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 | 32,768 MB |
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