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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Is the Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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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:
1754th fastest in multithreading out of 5447 CPUs
1315th fastest in single threading out of 5447 CPUs
405th fastest in out of 1513 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7667

Single Thread Rating

2312

Samples: 29*
*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	25,489 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,451 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	51 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	12,970 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,015 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	107,335 KBytes/Sec
Physics	859 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,659 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,312 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of November 2025.

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

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of November 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,392
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,702
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,863
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,105
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,557
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,620
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,417
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		7,667

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.29
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.47
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.06
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 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,033
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,895
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,622
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,395
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		2,312

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2952047 - Oct 04 2025		7367
BL2588056 - Apr 28 2025		7102
BL2444878 - Feb 27 2025		7984
BL2442892 - Feb 26 2025		7205
BL2418753 - Feb 16 2025		7569

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 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		7,667
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,757 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,522 (-14.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		9,460 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		9,060 (+18.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,991 (+4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,703 (+0.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,471 (-2.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,050 (-8.0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,030 (-8.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,843 (-10.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,496 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i7-5700HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,037 (-21.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,814
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,622
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,059
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,020
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,972
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,813
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,981
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,756
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,746
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,717
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		1,043

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