Intel Core i7-4610Y processor review

Intel Core i7-4610Y

Core i7-4610Y processor released by Intel; release date: 1 September 2013. At the time of release, the processor cost $415. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Haswell microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.90 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 16 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1168. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 11.5 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4200 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 850 MHz, maximum video memory size - 2 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4763
1583
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
154658
2446
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
3079
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
5305
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1583
PassMark - CPU mark 2446
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3079
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5305

Integrated graphics – Intel HD Graphics 4200

Technical info

Boost clock speed 850 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Pipelines 20
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt
Transistor count 392 million

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76870.70
Medium, 1366x76835.50
High, 1366x76818.90

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x7209.80

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76811.20
Medium, 1366x7686.40

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76817.20
Medium, 1366x76810.70

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76819.20
Medium, 1366x76811.50

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76814.90
Medium, 1366x7689.30

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76818.00
Medium, 1366x7687.70

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76837.70
Medium, 1366x76824.80

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x7688.80
Medium, 1366x7685.10

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x76867.90
Medium, 1366x76815.60

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76813.50
Medium, 1366x7688.75

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x7686.10

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x7683.30

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76812.90
Medium, 1366x7689.00
High, 1920x10805.10

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72012.41
Medium, 1344x7568.43
High, 1920x10803.70

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76889.10
Medium, 1366x76824.40

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72027.20
Medium, 1280x72021.90

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76843.10
Medium, 1366x76823.40
High, 1366x76815.00

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76812.50
Medium, 1366x7686.20
High, 1366x7685.80

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76826.20
Medium, 1366x76813.90

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76815.90
Medium, 1366x76810.10
High, 1366x7686.60
Ultra, 1920x10802.50

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76827.70
Medium, 1366x76818.40
High, 1366x76813.30
Ultra, 1920x10804.70

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x7688.30
Medium, 1366x7687.00
High, 1366x7684.30

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76812.70
Medium, 1366x7689.10
High, 1366x7685.30
Ultra, 1920x10803.00

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72024.70
Medium, 1366x76813.00
High, 1366x76810.90
Ultra, 1920x10802.80

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768102.10
Medium, 1366x76834.90
High, 1366x76821.35
Ultra, 1920x10807.00

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x76818.80
Medium, 1366x76810.10
High, 1366x7686.80

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76832.70
Medium, 1366x76817.10
High, 1366x76810.60
Ultra, 1920x10804.30

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76811.40
Medium, 1366x7687.20
High, 1366x7684.90

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76816.70
Medium, 1366x76811.40
High, 1366x7683.80

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76827.20
Medium, 1366x76819.10
High, 1366x7688.90

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76820.00
Medium, 1366x76815.50
High, 1366x7689.30

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x76834.50
Medium, 1366x76818.90
High, 1366x76812.60
Ultra, 1920x10804.90

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76835.60
Medium, 1366x76822.55
High, 1366x76817.95
Ultra, 1920x10809.80

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72028.20
High, 1366x76819.50
Ultra, 1920x108011.10

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72024.40
Medium, 1366x76810.20
High, 1366x7685.70
Ultra, 1920x10802.90

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76813.90
Medium, 1366x7689.90
High, 1366x7685.40

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76835.05
High, 1366x76817.20
Ultra, 1920x10808.90

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Low, 640x480125.50
High, 1024x76845.40

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x60064.60
Medium, 1024x76853.40

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date 1 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $415
Place in performance rating 968
Processor Number i7-4610Y
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 2
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x402
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max frequency 850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4200

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 6 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11.5 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations 4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version 9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)