Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4600M can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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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Is the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz

Description: 22nm, 4MB Cache, Intel HD Graphics 4600

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA946

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 37 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4600M CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i7-4600M CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2013

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2934th fastest in multithreading out of 5818 CPUs
2126th fastest in single threading out of 5818 CPUs
647th fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3217

Single Thread Rating

1869

Samples: 569*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,013
Thread: 1,986

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	11,194 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,641 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,360 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	875.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,611 KBytes/Sec
Physics	269 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,725 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,869 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of March 2026.
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 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,222
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,609
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,738
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,463
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,383
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		3,217

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.19
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,885
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,613
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		1,869

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3331047 - Mar 06 2026		1811
BL3325481 - Mar 04 2026		2728
BL3299317 - Feb 20 2026		3603
BL3292820 - Feb 17 2026		3433
BL3278600 - Feb 11 2026		3386

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		3,217
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,708 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,489 (-22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-4600M		3,724 (+15.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i7-4600M		3,702 (+15.1%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,955 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,904 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,810 (-12.6%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,681 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i5-4288U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,669 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,637 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i5-4258U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,617 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,569 (-20.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,366
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,987
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,901
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,899
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,708
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,891
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,698
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		544

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