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| Intel Core i7 5950HQ vs 4980HQ |
Released April, 2015
Intel Core i7 5950HQ
- 2.9 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 5950HQ
![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm | ![]() | Higher GPU clock speed 300 MHz |
![]() | Newer Apr, 2015 |
VS
Released July, 2014
Intel Core i7 4980HQ
- 2.8 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the 4980HQ
![]() | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 69 | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 28.81 pt/W |
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 2.17 pt/$ | ![]() | Slightly higher turbo clock speed 4 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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 | |||
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Higher GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | vs | 200 MHz | 50% higher GPU clock speed | |||
Newer | Apr, 2015 | vs | Jul, 2014 | Release date 9 months later | |||
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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 69 | vs | 45.1 | Around 55% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
Much better performance per watt | 28.81 pt/W | vs | 7.46 pt/W | More than 3.8x better performance per watt | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 2.17 pt/$ | vs | 0.56 pt/$ | More than 3.8x better performance per dollar | |||
Slightly higher turbo clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 3.8 GHz | More than 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Significantly better turbo clock speed | 1,300 MHz | vs | 1,150 MHz | Around 15% better turbo clock speed | |||
Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 5950HQ vs 4980HQ
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
Core i7 5950HQ
45.1
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i7 5950HQ
10,951
Core i7 4980HQ
10,081
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i7 5950HQ
2,263
Core i7 4980HQ
2,232
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 5950HQ | vs | 4980HQ |
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Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
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 | 7.46 pt/W | 28.81 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 5950HQ | vs | 4980HQ |
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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 | 3.94 GHz | 3.86 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.9 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.94 GHz | 3.86 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 6200 | Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | 200 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | 1,300 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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