Intel Core i7-610E vs Intel Core i7-4710HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-610E and Intel Core i7-4710HQ 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, 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).

Intel Core i7-610E

Intel Core i7-4710HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-610E

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
Around 34% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4710HQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
3.6x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8.79 GB
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1778 vs 1420
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5528 vs 2071

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8.79 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1778 vs 1420
PassMark - CPU mark	5528 vs 2071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-610E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4710HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1420

1778

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2071

5528

Name	Intel Core i7-610E	Intel Core i7-4710HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1420	1778
PassMark - CPU mark	2071	5528
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2678
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.727
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.564
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1982
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1982
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3673

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-610E	Intel Core i7-4710HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'10	14 April 2014
Place in performance rating	1799	1791
Processor Number	i7-610E	i7-4710HQ
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.53 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	81 mm2	177 mm
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	382 million	1400 Million
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8.79 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	500 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	766 MHz	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x416
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	BGA 34mm x 28mm	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Sockets supported	BGA1288	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	47 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	3
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
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