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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 5500U vs 4720HQ
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 5500U
28.16 mHash/s
Core i7 4720HQ
15.5 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 5500U
1.2 fps
Core i7 4720HQ
-1 fps
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i7 5500U
2,816
Core i7 4720HQ
3,161
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i7 5500U
2,740
Core i7 4720HQ
3,097
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i7 5500U
5,320
Core i7 4720HQ
6,792
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5500U
5,775
Core i7 4720HQ
12,250
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5500U
2,743
Core i7 4720HQ
3,216
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5500U
3,570,000 MB/s
Core i7 4720HQ
4,085,000 MB/s
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 5500U | vs | 4720HQ |
---|---|---|---|
Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
Cores | Dual 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 | 15W | 47W | |
Annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | 11.32 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 46.04 pt/W | 17.09 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 12.19W | 38.19W | |
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 5500U | vs | 4720HQ |
---|---|---|---|
Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.92 GHz | 3.54 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.92 GHz | 3.54 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 5500 | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | 400 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 950 MHz | 1,200 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 16,384 MB | 32,768 MB |
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