Intel Core i7-5850HQ processor review

Intel Core i7-5850HQ

Core i7-5850HQ processor released by Intel; release date: 2 June 2015. At the time of release, the processor cost $434. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Broadwell microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.60 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 105°C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L1 - 256 KB, L2 - 1 MB, L3 - 6 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR3L 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1364. Power consumption (TDP): 47 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1.1 GHz, maximum video memory size - 32 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4773
2219
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
153592
6866
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 2219
PassMark - CPU mark 6866

Integrated graphics – Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 48
Texture fill rate 55.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell
Launch date 2 June 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $434
Place in performance rating 1028
Price now $434
Processor Number i7-5850HQ
Series 5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 6.42
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.70 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866

Graphics

Device ID 0x1622
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200

Graphics interfaces

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

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 2560x1600@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 47 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)