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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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:
3130th fastest in multithreading out of 6041 CPUs
2286th fastest in single threading out of 6041 CPUs
683rd fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3212

Single Thread Rating

1869

Samples: 590*
*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	11,177 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,631 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,341 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	876.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,547 KBytes/Sec
Physics	268 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,714 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,869 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		24,935
Apple M4 10 Core		23,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,449
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,567
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,803
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,341
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,541
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,289
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		3,212

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		54.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.54
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.06
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10.98
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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,479
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		2,986
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,869
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,593
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,578
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,382
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
BL3733194 - Sep 22 2026		3272
BL3729938 - Sep 21 2026		3518
BL3727070 - Sep 19 2026		3659
BL3709425 - Sep 11 2026		2493
BL3698846 - Sep 06 2026		2659

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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		3,212
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,717 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,484 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-4600M		3,702 (+15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i7-4600M		3,679 (+14.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U vs Intel Core i7-4600M		3,660 (+14.0%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,960 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,901 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,807 (-12.6%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,676 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,642 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i5-4288U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,632 (-18.1%)
Intel Core i5-4258U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,606 (-18.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,756
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		9,291
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,066
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,941
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus		8,855
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX		8,356
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		7,987
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,836
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,705
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H		7,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,599
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,294
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		543

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