Intel Core i7-4900MQ processor review

Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Core i7-4900MQ processor released by Intel; release date: 1 June 2013. At the time of release, the processor cost $568. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Haswell microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.80 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 256 KB, L2 - 1024 KB, L3 - 8192 KB.

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

Supported socket types: FCPGA946. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 47 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1.3 GHz, maximum video memory size - 2 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4869
1991
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
6108
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
838
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
97.640 mPixels/s
15.103 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
741.453 Frames/s
15.259 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4.623 Frames/s
0.585 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
49.002 Frames/s
3.341 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
218.231 mHash/s
5.091 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
3387 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
3356 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
3387.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
3356.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1991
PassMark - CPU mark 6108
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 838
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 15.103 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 15.259 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 0.585 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 3.341 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 5.091 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3387 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3356 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3387.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3356.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel HD Graphics 4600

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1250 MHz
Core clock speed 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 50 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Pipelines 20
Texture fill rate 5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt
Transistor count 392 million

Games performance

1. New World (2021)
2. Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021)
3. Days Gone (2021)
4. Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)
5. Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)
6. Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)
7. Hunt Showdown (2020)
8. Escape from Tarkov (2020)
9. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)
10. Need for Speed Heat (2019)
11. FIFA 20 (2019)
12. Borderlands 3 (2019)
13. Control (2019)
14. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
15. Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)
16. F1 2019 (2019)
17. Anno 1800 (2019)
18. The Division 2 (2019)
19. Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)
20. Anthem (2019)
21. Metro Exodus (2019)
22. Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
23. Apex Legends (2019)
24. World of Tanks enCore (2018)
25. Just Cause 4 (2018)
26. Darksiders III (2018)
27. Farming Simulator 19 (2018)
28. Battlefield V (2018)
29. Fallout 76 (2018)
30. Hitman 2 (2018)
31. Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)
32. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
33. Forza Horizon 4 (2018)
34. FIFA 19 (2018)
35. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
36. F1 2018 (2018)
37. Monster Hunter World (2018)
38. The Crew 2 (2018)
39. Far Cry 5 (2018)
40. X-Plane 11.11 (2018)
41. Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)
42. Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)
43. Fortnite (2018)
44. Need for Speed Payback (2017)
45. Call of Duty WWII (2017)
46. Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)
47. Destiny 2 (2017)
48. ELEX (2017)
49. The Evil Within 2 (2017)
50. Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
51. FIFA 18 (2017)
52. Ark Survival Evolved (2017)
53. F1 2017 (2017)
54. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)
55. Team Fortress 2 (2017)
56. Dirt 4 (2017)
57. Rocket League (2017)
58. Prey (2017)
59. Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)
60. Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)
61. For Honor (2017)
62. Resident Evil 7 (2017)
63. Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)
64. Titanfall 2 (2016)
65. Farming Simulator 17 (2016)
66. Civilization VI (2016)
67. Battlefield 1 (2016)
68. Mafia 3 (2016)
69. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)
70. Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
71. Overwatch (2016)
72. Ashes of the Singularity (2016)
73. Hitman 2016 (2016)
74. The Division (2016)
75. Far Cry Primal (2016)
76. XCOM 2 (2016)
77. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
78. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
79. Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
80. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
81. Fallout 4 (2015)
82. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
83. Anno 2205 (2015)
84. World of Warships (2015)
85. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)
86. The Witcher 3 (2015)
87. Dirt Rally (2015)
88. GTA V (2015)
89. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
90. Far Cry 4 (2014)
91. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
92. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
93. Alien: Isolation (2014)
94. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
95. Sims 4 (2014)
96. Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)
97. The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)
98. Thief (2014)
99. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
100. Battlefield 4 (2013)
101. Total War: Rome II (2013)
102. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
103. Metro: Last Light (2013)
104. BioShock Infinite (2013)
105. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
106. SimCity (2013)
107. Tomb Raider (2013)
108. Crysis 3 (2013)
109. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
110. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
111. Dirt Showdown (2012)
112. Diablo III (2012)
113. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
114. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
115. Battlefield 3 (2011)
116. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
117. StarCraft 2 (2010)
118. Metro 2033 (2010)
119. Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
120. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
121. World of Warcraft (2005)

New World (2021)

Low, 1280x7206.56

Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021)

Low, 1280x72027.70
Medium, 1920x108013.80

Days Gone (2021)

Low, 1280x7207.11

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)

Low, 1280x72014.30
Ultra, 1920x10808.65

Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)

Low, 1280x72011.00

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Low, 1280x7208.26

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x7208.70

Escape from Tarkov (2020)

Low, 1280x7209.70

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x10805.60

Need for Speed Heat (2019)

Low, 1280x72011.60

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x72032.10

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x7209.30

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72010.40

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768186.90
Medium, 1366x76899.20
High, 1366x76852.25

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.90

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.00

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x72014.70

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72012.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72023.50

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x7206.00

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x7205.00

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x7209.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72016.80

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x768146.40
Medium, 1920x108014.60

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.50

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x72018.70
Medium, 1920x10807.90

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72032.10

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.00

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.10

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7208.20

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.70

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x7206.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72045.70

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72011.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.10

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.20

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72020.80
Medium, 1920x108013.60

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x72011.70

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.60

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72039.60
Medium, 1920x108012.40

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Low, 1280x72016.30

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x72021.50

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x7207.00

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72013.70

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.40

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x7209.20

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x72059.20
Medium, 1920x108030.40

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x7209.60

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x72019.00
Medium, 1920x108013.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72017.50

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72070.00
Medium, 1366x76865.30
High, 1920x108030.00

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72028.35

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72057.20
Medium, 1920x108020.00
High, 1920x108015.90

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72020.30
Medium, 1920x10807.90

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72011.60

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.35

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72011.10

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72031.05
Medium, 1920x108013.75

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Low, 1280x72016.40
Medium, 1366x76813.90

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72027.95
Medium, 1366x76817.25
High, 1920x10806.60

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x72070.20
Medium, 1366x76842.45
High, 1920x108014.95
Ultra, 1920x10809.55

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76827.55
Medium, 1366x7688.55

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72021.10
Medium, 1366x76813.40
High, 1920x10805.20

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x7206.80

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72010.25
Medium, 1366x7687.60

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72018.50
Medium, 1366x76811.05

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72038.50
Medium, 1366x76824.10

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x76810.30

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x7209.20
Medium, 1366x7688.25

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72012.40
Medium, 1366x7689.30

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72013.00
Medium, 1920x10806.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72014.05
Medium, 1920x10805.10

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76815.25
Medium, 1366x7689.30

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76822.30
Medium, 1366x76813.30
High, 1920x10807.80

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x7686.80
Medium, 1366x7684.60

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76826.15
Medium, 1366x76814.70
High, 1920x10807.00

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72017.80
Medium, 1366x76810.90
High, 1920x10806.10

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76823.40
Medium, 1366x76813.35

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76813.60
Medium, 1366x7685.85
High, 1920x10803.35

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76841.60
Medium, 1366x76829.50
High, 1920x108014.40

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72099.40
Medium, 1366x76862.10
High, 1920x108021.80

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76811.90
Medium, 1366x7687.50
High, 1920x10803.80

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768101.75
Medium, 1366x76822.80
High, 1920x108012.60
Ultra, 1920x108012.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76826.35
Medium, 1366x76822.95
High, 1920x10805.00
Ultra, 1920x10802.10

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76822.10
Medium, 1366x76814.50
High, 1920x10805.80
Ultra, 1920x10803.80

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76818.90
Medium, 1366x76813.15
High, 1920x10806.30
Ultra, 1920x10805.30

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x7687.75
Medium, 1366x7685.00

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76831.25
Medium, 1366x76815.90
High, 1920x10809.00
Ultra, 1920x10804.40

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76835.85
Medium, 1366x76822.75
High, 1920x108011.65
Ultra, 1920x10807.80

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72022.40
Medium, 1344x75614.70

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768139.80
Medium, 1366x76832.50
High, 1920x108016.20
Ultra, 1920x108010.95

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72039.35
Medium, 1280x72035.40
High, 1920x108014.15

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76858.85
Medium, 1366x76826.55
High, 1366x76816.45
Ultra, 1920x10809.30

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76815.55
Medium, 1366x7689.20
High, 1366x7687.50
Ultra, 1920x10804.80

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76843.35
Medium, 1366x76824.90
High, 1366x76810.10
Ultra, 1920x10809.40

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76836.60
Medium, 1366x76824.80
High, 1366x76815.30
Ultra, 1920x10805.50

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76835.65
Medium, 1366x76825.35
High, 1366x76818.80
Ultra, 1920x10807.05

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76814.85
Medium, 1366x76811.20
High, 1366x7686.30
Ultra, 1920x10802.90

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76834.00
Medium, 1366x76823.30
High, 1366x76813.20
Ultra, 1920x10806.50

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72034.95
Medium, 1366x76816.75
High, 1366x76813.80
Ultra, 1920x10806.80

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768253.00
Medium, 1366x76852.00
High, 1366x76833.00
Ultra, 1920x108011.00

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x76873.90
Medium, 1366x76818.45
High, 1366x76815.00
Ultra, 1920x10807.00

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76850.30
Medium, 1366x76823.35
High, 1366x76812.90
Ultra, 1920x10806.40

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76823.60
Medium, 1366x76819.30
High, 1366x76813.50
Ultra, 1920x10804.70

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76820.30
Medium, 1366x76813.75
High, 1366x7687.30

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76862.00
Medium, 1366x76840.90
High, 1366x76817.50
Ultra, 1920x108010.60

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Medium, 1366x76849.90
High, 1366x76826.60

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76872.90
Medium, 1366x76846.00
High, 1366x76838.80
Ultra, 1920x108024.00

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72032.10
High, 1366x76822.40

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72033.00
Medium, 1366x76815.50
High, 1366x76810.72
Ultra, 1920x10805.65

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76832.40
Medium, 1366x76822.70
High, 1366x76818.30
Ultra, 1920x10806.85

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76884.70
High, 1366x76836.90

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768170.35
Medium, 1360x76843.30
High, 1360x76826.00
Ultra, 1920x108014.00

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x60040.10
Medium, 1360x76822.55
High, 1600x90014.30
Ultra, 1920x10809.00

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

High, 1024x76865.90
Ultra, 1920x108031.20

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Medium, 1024x76850.50
High, 1024x76827.70

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600100.10
Medium, 1024x76862.80
High, 1280x102422.60
Ultra, 1920x108010.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date 1 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $568
Place in performance rating 1446
Price now $586.67
Processor Number i7-4900MQ
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.54
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 1400 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 0x416
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.3 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® HD Graphics 4600

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 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@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 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 47 Watt

Peripherals

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

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)
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)