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Intel Core i7 4720HQ
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4720HQ based on its performance, single-core performance and value.
See full details | Intel Core i7 4720HQ vs i5 6300HQ |
![]() | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 63.5 | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 2.13 pt/$ |
![]() | Much better performance per watt 17.09 pt/W | ![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz |
![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.2 GHz |
![]() | Newer Jul, 2015 |
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 |
8.4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 63.5 | vs | 57.3 | More than 10% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 2.13 pt/$ | vs | 0.63 pt/$ | Around 3.5x better performance per dollar | |||
Much better performance per watt | 17.09 pt/W | vs | 3.47 pt/W | Around 5x better performance per watt | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
Much better turbo clock speed | 1,200 MHz | vs | 950 MHz | More than 25% better turbo clock speed | |||
Significantly better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score | 238.91 fps | vs | 162.13 fps | More than 45% better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
Better PassMark score | 8,034 | vs | 6,037 | Around 35% better PassMark score | |||
Higher GPU clock speed | 400 MHz | vs | 350 MHz | Around 15% higher GPU clock speed | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,916 | vs | 1,675 | Around 15% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.54 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Jan, 2015 | Release date 6 months later |
summary | Core i7 4720HQ | vs | i5 6300HQ |
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Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 47W | 45W | |
Annual home energy cost | 11.32 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 41.17 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 17.09 pt/W | 3.47 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 38.19W | 36.56W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 4720HQ | vs | i5 6300HQ |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 14 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.54 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.54 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 400 MHz | 350 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,200 MHz | 950 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 65,536 MB |
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