Intel Core i7-4700MQ vs Intel Core i7-2715QE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-4700MQ and Intel Core i7-2715QE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4700MQ

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 93% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16.6 GB
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1762 vs 1287
  • Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5356 vs 3221
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2013 vs January 2011
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 16.6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1762 vs 1287
PassMark - CPU mark 5356 vs 3221

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2715QE

  • Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 47 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 47 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-4700MQ
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2715QE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1762
1287
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5356
3221
Name Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-2715QE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1762 1287
PassMark - CPU mark 5356 3221
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2680
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 92.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 29.741
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1021
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1548
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2844
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1021
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1548
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2844

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-2715QE

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge
Launch date 1 June 2013 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $288
Place in performance rating 1904 1913
Price now $189
Processor Number i7-4700MQ i7-2715QE
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 11.99
Vertical segment Mobile Embedded

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.10 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 177 mm 216 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100 C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 1400 Million 1160 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 16.6 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support

Graphics

Device ID 0x416
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz 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® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 3000

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 2
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
CRT
SDVO

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 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm 31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Sockets supported FCPGA946 FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 47 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 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® AVX
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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access

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)