Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 964

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

7696

Single Thread Rating: 2288
Samples: 22*
*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	25,459 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,744 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	45 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,997 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	106.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	863 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,562 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,288 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of February 2023

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

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of February 2023.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,300
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,047
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,845
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,169
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,084
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,029
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		7,696
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,034

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.28
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.39
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,628
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,314
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		2,288
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965

Last 2 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1498957 - Jan 18 2022		7569
BL1329365 - Nov 27 2020		7790

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 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		7,696
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,879 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,521 (-15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,910 (+2.8%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,520 (-2.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,034 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,953 (-9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,523 (-15.2%)
Intel Core i7-5700HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,018 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,157 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,963 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,056 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		5,896 (-23.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,699
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,877
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,757
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,631
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,588
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,263
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,255
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,168
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,832
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,814
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,753
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		1,600

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