Intel Core i7-4950HQ processor review

Intel Core i7-4950HQ

Core i7-4950HQ processor released by Intel; release date: 1 June 2013. At the time of release, the processor cost $657. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Crystal Well microarchitecture.

CPU is unlocked for overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.60 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 256 KB, L2 - 1024 KB, L3 - 6144 KB.

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 - 1.3 GHz, maximum video memory size - 2 GB.

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

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 1 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $657
Place in performance rating not rated
Processor Number i7-4950HQ
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 260 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 1700 Million
Unlocked

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 1.30 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® 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 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 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, 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® My WiFi 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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