Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-5950HQ 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.
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Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1364

Clockspeed: 2.9 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 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5950HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1541st fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
1167th fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
364th fastest in out of 1470 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7775

Single Thread Rating

2309

Samples: 27*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,783
Thread: 2,212

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	25,599 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,583 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	50 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,215 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,045 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	110,096 KBytes/Sec
Physics	865 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,936 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,309 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of April 2025

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,885
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,124
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,303
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,786
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,696
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,603
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		7,775

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.95
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.08
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		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 25th of April 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		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,052
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,922
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,655
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		2,309

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2444878 - Feb 27 2025		7984
BL2442892 - Feb 26 2025		7205
BL2418753 - Feb 16 2025		7569
BL2307515 - Dec 29 2024		8211
BL2187991 - Sep 06 2024		8142

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		7,775
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,781 (-12.8%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,524 (-16.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		8,059 (+3.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,754 (-0.3%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,478 (-3.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,102 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,989 (-10.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,878 (-11.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,512 (-16.2%)
Intel Core i7-5700HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,011 (-22.7%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,167 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,888 (-11.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,740
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,198
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,065
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,806
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,796
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,564
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		1,047

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