Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4870HQ 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 i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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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:
2277th fastest in multithreading out of 6041 CPUs
1967th fastest in single threading out of 6041 CPUs
527th fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6302

Single Thread Rating

2046

Samples: 984*
*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	22,700 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,086 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	46 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,175 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,795 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	96,672 KBytes/Sec
Physics	837 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,192 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,046 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd 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 i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		6,302

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 i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		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 i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		2,046

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5126412 - Sep 26 2026		6038
BL5126403 - Sep 26 2026		5971
BL5126283 - Sep 24 2026		6090
BL5126088 - Sep 21 2026		7002
BL5125423 - Sep 08 2026		6562

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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		6,302
Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,034 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,781 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,715 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,504 (-12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		7,606 (+20.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		7,001 (+11.1%)
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,782 (+7.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,768 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,579 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,527 (+3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,446 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i7-4910MQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,281 (-0.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz 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 i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		985

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