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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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:
2378th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
1688th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
540th fastest in out of 1425 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3186
Single Thread Rating
1857

Samples: 493*
*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 Math11,080 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,614 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,424 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption854.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression46,362 KBytes/Sec
Physics270 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,712 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,857 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 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 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,067
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,029
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,443
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,517
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,525
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,164
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,017
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,858
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,819
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,756
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 3,186
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.75
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.57
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.27
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 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 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,691
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,074
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,046
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,681
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,656
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,615
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,425
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 1,857
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2175411 - Aug 22 2024
2947
BL2137808 - Jul 04 2024
3517
BL2136922 - Jul 03 2024
3059
BL2128640 - Jun 21 2024
3664
BL2122305 - Jun 12 2024
3307
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 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 3,186
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,715 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,497 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,971 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,891 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,808 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,698 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i5-4258U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,640 (-17.1%)
Intel Core i5-4288U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,635 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,590 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,563 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i7-4500U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,484 (-22.0%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,050 (-35.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,025
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,894
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,822
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,715
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,663
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,359
Intel Core i9-13905H
 6,231
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 6,221
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 6,165
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,122
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
 6,057
Intel Core i7-13800H
 5,922
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 1,011