Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4860HQ 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 i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1364

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 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) i7-4860HQ CPU @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2013th fastest in multithreading out of 5444 CPUs
1989th fastest in single threading out of 5444 CPUs
469th fastest in out of 1513 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6204

Single Thread Rating

1884

Samples: 175*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,224
Thread: 1,911

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	21,725 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,992 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	43 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	12,202 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,644 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	88,619 KBytes/Sec
Physics	726 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,183 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,884 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of November 2025.
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 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,391
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,703
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,871
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,106
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,560
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,619
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,417
Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz		6,204

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.31
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.06
Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz		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 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,033
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,896
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,622
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,395
Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz		1,884

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3042049 - Nov 10 2025		7107
BL3042000 - Nov 10 2025		7172
BL2948540 - Oct 02 2025		6485
BL2884863 - Sep 04 2025		4194
BL2629092 - May 16 2025		5194

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz		6,204
Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		6,067 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		5,789 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		5,714 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		5,550 (-10.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		7,703 (+24.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		7,049 (+13.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		6,843 (+10.3%)
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		6,769 (+9.1%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		6,534 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		6,521 (+5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		6,496 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ		6,317 (+1.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,840
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,616
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,061
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,011
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,971
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,812
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,982
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,756
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,720
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,715
Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz		872

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