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:
2102nd fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs
1809th fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs
495th fastest in out of 1618 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6311

Single Thread Rating

2048

Samples: 949*
*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	22,762 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,103 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	46 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,202 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,800 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	96,971 KBytes/Sec
Physics	839 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,173 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,048 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of March 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 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 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,211
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,603
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,737
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,987
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,453
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,591
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,381
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		6,311

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.17
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
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 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,500
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,883
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,586
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		2,048

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5114981 - Mar 10 2026		7155
BL5114517 - Mar 03 2026		1385
BL5114478 - Mar 02 2026		7357
BL5114432 - Mar 02 2026		7023
BL5114394 - Mar 01 2026		6961

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 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		6,311
Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,041 (-4.3%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,789 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,729 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		5,530 (-12.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		7,669 (+21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		7,019 (+11.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,820 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,769 (+7.3%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,547 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,523 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,490 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i7-4910MQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ		6,285 (-0.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,359
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,985
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,891
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,904
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,893
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,691
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,890
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,698
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,666
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz		987

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