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:
1810th fastest in multithreading out of 5122 CPUs
1556th fastest in single threading out of 5122 CPUs
440th fastest in out of 1486 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6306

Single Thread Rating

2052

Samples: 874*
*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	22,781 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,105 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	45 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,196 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,799 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	96,996 KBytes/Sec
Physics	841 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,154 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,052 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 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 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,864
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,099
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,769
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,671
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,712
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,574
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		6,306

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.88
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.98
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.16
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		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 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,049
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,029
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,921
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,651
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,634
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,409
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		2,052

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5094394 - May 14 2025		6302
BL5094298 - May 13 2025		6550
BL2619066 - May 12 2025		6792
BL2619051 - May 12 2025		6792
BL5094161 - May 11 2025		6736

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 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		6,306
Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,068 (-3.8%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,783 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,723 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,525 (-12.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		7,755 (+23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		7,097 (+12.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,871 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,847 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,526 (+3.5%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,524 (+3.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,511 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i7-4910MQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,259 (-0.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,742
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,735
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,237
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,839
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,068
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,952
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,793
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,791
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,776
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		989

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