CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 5700HQ vs 4720HQ among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 5700HQ
5.9
Core i7 4720HQ
6.8
Core i7 6700HQ
6.1
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 5700HQ
7.0
Core i7 4720HQ
8.7
Core i7 6700HQ
7.1
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 5700HQ
n.d.
Core i7 4720HQ
8.3
Core i7 6700HQ
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 5700HQ
7.3
Core i7 4720HQ
6.3
Core i7 6700HQ
7.7
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 5700HQ
5.3
Core i7 4720HQ
5.3
Core i7 6700HQ
5.3
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 5700HQ
n.d.
Core i7 4720HQ
n.d.
Core i7 6700HQ
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.7

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 5700HQ
8.4
Core i7 4720HQ
8.7
Core i7 6700HQ
8.5

Winner
Intel Core i7 4720HQ 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4720HQ  based on its value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 5700HQ

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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 3DMark06 CPU score 68.2 vs 63.5 More than 5% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score 12.64 fps vs 9.69 fps More than 30% better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score
Newer Apr, 2015 vs Jan, 2015 Release date 3 months later
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Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 12,250 vs 4,080 More than 3x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score
Much better performance per dollar 2.11 pt/$ vs 0.53 pt/$ More than 4x better performance per dollar
Much better performance per watt 16.99 pt/W vs 4.24 pt/W More than 4x better performance per watt
Significantly better turbo clock speed 1,200 MHz vs 1,050 MHz Around 15% better turbo clock speed
Higher GPU clock speed 400 MHz vs 300 MHz Around 35% higher GPU clock speed

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 5700HQ vs 4720HQ

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 5700HQ
31.05 mHash/s
Core i7 4720HQ
15.17 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 5700HQ
17.1 mPixels/s
Core i7 4720HQ
15.56 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 5700HQ
1.3 fps
Core i7 4720HQ
-1 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 5700HQ
4,080
Core i7 4720HQ
12,250

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 5700HQ
2,401
Core i7 4720HQ
3,216

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 5700HQ
173.1 MB/s
Core i7 4720HQ
4,085,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 5700HQ
8,375
Core i7 4720HQ
8,034

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 5700HQ
2,004
Core i7 4720HQ
1,916

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 5700HQ  vs
4720HQ 
Clock speed 2.7 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.5 GHz 3.6 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 47W
Annual home energy cost 11.32 $/year 11.32 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 41.17 $/year 41.17 $/year
Performance per watt 4.24 pt/W 16.99 pt/W
Typical power consumption 38.19W 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 5700HQ  vs
4720HQ 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 8
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 14 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.63 GHz 3.54 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.7 GHz 2.6 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.63 GHz 3.54 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 5600 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 300 MHz 400 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz 1,200 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 12,800 MB/s 12,800 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 32,768 MB
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