Intel Core i7-4860EQ vs Intel Core i7-4770TE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-4860EQ and Intel Core i7-4770TE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Core i7-4860EQ

Intel Core i7-4770TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4860EQ

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 71.45°C
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1754 vs 1653
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5500 vs 4877

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2013 vs June 2013
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 71.45°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754 vs 1653
PassMark - CPU mark	5500 vs 4877

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770TE

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 47 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 47 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-4860EQ
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

1653

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5500

4877

Name	Intel Core i7-4860EQ	Intel Core i7-4770TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	1653
PassMark - CPU mark	5500	4877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	143.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	14.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	25.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.798

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-4860EQ	Intel Core i7-4770TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Crystal Well	Haswell
Launch date	August 2013	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1383	1417
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-4770TE
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	264 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	71 °C
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	71.45°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
Base frequency		2.30 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB / s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1364	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm (LGA1150)
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Scalability		1S Only
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	SSE4.1 / 4.2, AVX 2.0	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel 64
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3