Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1364

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 47 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4870HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i7-4870HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 1483

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

6336

Single Thread Rating: 2055
Samples: 725*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,545
Thread: 2,066

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	22,948 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,142 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	45 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,271 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,809 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	97,489 KBytes/Sec
Physics	845 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,169 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,055 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,086
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,634
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,576
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,440
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,063
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,927
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,884
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,827
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		6,336

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.24
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.80
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.34
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,088
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,690
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,664
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,442
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,434
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		2,055

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5061203 - Apr 11 2024		6096
BL5060822 - Apr 07 2024		6700
BL5060497 - Apr 04 2024		5987
BL5060436 - Apr 03 2024		6521
BL5060367 - Apr 03 2024		6847

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		6,336
Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,068 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,839 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,754 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,523 (-12.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		7,807 (+23.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		7,174 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		7,085 (+11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,958 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,555 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,548 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,530 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i7-4910MQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,243 (-1.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,091
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,008
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,886
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,817
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,708
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,696
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,426
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,240
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,237
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,002
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,948
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H		5,898
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		1,529

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