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Intel Core i7 4600U

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4600U vs 3667U

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4600U
6.36 mHash/s
Core i7 3667U
11.7 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4600U
0.88 fps
Core i7 3667U
0.62 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4600U
2,368
Core i7 3667U
2,073

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4600U
2,387
Core i7 3667U
1,181

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4600U
4,351
Core i7 3667U
4,002

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4600U
5,506
Core i7 3667U
5,336

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4600U
2,854
Core i7 3667U
2,619

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4600U
3,600,000 MB/s
Core i7 3667U
2,160,000 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 4600U  vs
3667U 
Clock speed 2.1 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
BGA 1168
BGA 1023
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 17W
Annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year 4.1 $/year
Performance per watt 44.17 pt/W 25 pt/W
Typical power consumption 12.19W 13.81W

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

details

 Core i7 4600U  vs
3667U 
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 4 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 21 20
Operating temperature Unknown - 100°C Unknown - 105°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.25 GHz 2.91 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.1 GHz 2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.25 GHz 2.91 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label HD 4400 HD Graphics 4000
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 200 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 1,150 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
DDR3L-1333
DDR3RS-1600
DDR3RS-1333
LPDDR3-1333
LPDDR3-1600
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
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Daniel Mcfadden (09:13 PM, September 14, 2014)
Seems pointless to oupgrade based solely on the newer gen i7
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