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Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4900MQ 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 4600

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCPGA946

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 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: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4900MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i7-4900MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 30.73

Overall Rank:
2048th fastest in multithreading out of 5478 CPUs
1809th fastest in single threading out of 5478 CPUs
474th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $200.00 USD (2024-07-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6146
Single Thread Rating
2005

Samples: 777*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,795
Thread: 2,056

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math22,257 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,329 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting12,315 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,720 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression89,569 KBytes/Sec
Physics478 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions5,111 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,005 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 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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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,354
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,832
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
18,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,526
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,412
Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz
6,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.48
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
50.21
Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz
30.73
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.46
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.05
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 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,513
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,892
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,621
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,394
Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz
2,005
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3095280 - Nov 30 2025
5533
BL3095277 - Nov 30 2025
5533
BL3095223 - Nov 30 2025 [Overclocked]
6198
BL3079750 - Nov 24 2025
5115
BL3048182 - Nov 12 2025
7016
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz
6,146
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
5,710 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
5,349 (-13.0%)
Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4,753 (-22.7%)
Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
5,135 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i7-4800MQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
5,778 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
5,579 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
5,187 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
5,132 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
6,074 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
5,794 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
3,552 (-42.2%)
Intel Core i5-9300H @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ
7,437 (+21.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,675
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,647
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
9,044
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,982
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,874
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,789
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,958
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,709
Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz
784