Intel Core i7-4870HQ processor review

Intel Core i7-4870HQ

Core i7-4870HQ processor released by Intel; release date: 21 July 2014. At the time of release, the processor cost $434. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Crystal Well microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.70 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100 °C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 256 KB, L2 - 1 MB, L3 - 6 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR3L 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1364. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 47 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1.2 GHz, maximum video memory size - 2 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
2052
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
6312
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
856
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
3176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
97.640 mPixels/s
4.852 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
741.453 Frames/s
82.870 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4.623 Frames/s
0.606 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
49.002 Frames/s
2.077 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
218.231 mHash/s
5.785 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
2015 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
4897 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
7403 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
2015.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
4897.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
7403.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 2052
PassMark - CPU mark 6312
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 4.852 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 82.870 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 0.606 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 2.077 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 5.785 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 2015 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 4897 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 7403 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 2015.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 4897.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 7403.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200

Technical info
Boost clock speed 1300 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Floating-point performance 104.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Pipelines 40
Texture fill rate 10.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt
Transistor count 392 million

Games performance

1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
3. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
4. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
5. Fallout 4 (2015)
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
7. Anno 2205 (2015)
8. World of Warships (2015)
9. The Witcher 3 (2015)
10. Dirt Rally (2015)
11. GTA V (2015)
12. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
13. Far Cry 4 (2014)
14. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
15. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
16. Alien: Isolation (2014)
17. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
18. Sims 4 (2014)
19. Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)
20. The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)
21. Thief (2014)
22. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
23. Battlefield 4 (2013)
24. Total War: Rome II (2013)
25. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
26. Metro: Last Light (2013)
27. BioShock Infinite (2013)
28. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
29. SimCity (2013)
30. Tomb Raider (2013)
31. Crysis 3 (2013)
32. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
33. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
34. Borderlands 2 (2012)
35. Diablo III (2012)
36. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
37. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
38. Battlefield 3 (2011)
39. StarCraft 2 (2010)
40. Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
41. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
42. World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
43. World of Warcraft (2005)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768240.40
Medium, 1366x768181.30
High, 1366x76888.40

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76826.60
Medium, 1366x76814.80
High, 1920x10807.80

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76835.30
Medium, 1366x76821.90

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76851.00
Medium, 1366x76828.40
High, 1920x108013.20

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72024.60
Medium, 1366x76815.60

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76838.20
Medium, 1366x76822.00

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76825.80
Medium, 1366x76810.90

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768111.00
Medium, 1366x76873.00
High, 1920x108034.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76820.50

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768168.00
Medium, 1366x76841.00
High, 1920x108019.10
Ultra, 1920x108012.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76847.60
Medium, 1366x76838.40
High, 1920x10807.50
Ultra, 1920x10802.90

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76845.40
Medium, 1366x76829.20
High, 1920x108010.55
Ultra, 1920x10805.85

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76828.60
Medium, 1366x76821.70
High, 1920x108010.80
Ultra, 1920x10807.75

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x7688.00

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76849.10
Medium, 1366x76826.70
High, 1920x108016.70
Ultra, 1920x10808.10

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76869.00
Medium, 1366x76847.00
High, 1920x108024.60
Ultra, 1920x108016.40

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72044.00
Medium, 1344x75629.00
High, 1920x108016.40

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768186.45
Medium, 1366x76868.20
High, 1920x108033.70
Ultra, 1920x108023.20

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72054.50
Medium, 1280x72052.40
High, 1920x108024.60

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76866.00
Medium, 1366x76843.00
High, 1366x76832.00
Ultra, 1920x108016.60

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76833.40
Medium, 1366x76821.35
High, 1366x76816.60
Ultra, 1920x10807.40

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76862.00
Medium, 1366x76829.80
High, 1366x76813.50
Ultra, 1920x108011.10

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76862.90
Medium, 1366x76845.50
High, 1366x76828.50
Ultra, 1920x10809.70
4K, 3840x21603.90

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76887.00
Medium, 1366x76864.00
High, 1366x76844.00
Ultra, 1920x108013.10

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76825.90
Medium, 1366x76821.50
High, 1366x76812.30
Ultra, 1920x10805.80

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76847.10
Medium, 1366x76834.90
High, 1366x76817.80
Ultra, 1920x10809.60

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72078.50
Medium, 1366x76840.10
High, 1366x76835.20
Ultra, 1920x10809.80

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768306.00
Medium, 1366x76892.00
High, 1366x76861.00
Ultra, 1920x108022.20

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x768219.90
Medium, 1366x76834.30
High, 1366x76824.40
Ultra, 1920x108011.00

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768123.10
Medium, 1366x76858.60
High, 1366x76835.30
Ultra, 1920x108018.00

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76848.30
Medium, 1366x76829.65
High, 1366x76819.65
Ultra, 1920x10807.30

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76844.60
Medium, 1366x76834.30
High, 1366x76814.40
Ultra, 1920x10806.90

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76892.00
Medium, 1366x76867.70
High, 1366x76828.40
Ultra, 1920x108018.30

Borderlands 2 (2012)

High, 1366x76841.60
Ultra, 1920x108024.20

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768133.80
Medium, 1366x76886.20
High, 1366x76875.00
Ultra, 1920x108046.00

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72060.00
High, 1366x76860.00
Ultra, 1920x108042.00

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72070.00
Medium, 1366x76836.60
High, 1366x76821.40
Ultra, 1920x108012.10

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76846.10
Medium, 1366x76833.80
High, 1366x76826.50
Ultra, 1920x108010.00

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Ultra, 1920x108029.00

Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)

Ultra, 1920x108021.00

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

High, 1024x76845.90
Ultra, 1920x108011.50

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)

High, 1024x76845.00
Ultra, 1920x108016.00

World of Warcraft (2005)

High, 1280x102453.30
Ultra, 1920x108018.10

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename Crystal Well
Launch date 21 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $434
Place in performance rating 1028
Processor Number i7-4870HQ
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 260 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 1700 Million

Memory
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics
Device ID 0xD26
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
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® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200

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

Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

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 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 47 Watt

Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3
PCIe configurations 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability
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)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)

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