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).

 

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: 1780 vs 1420
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5535 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 1780 vs 1420
PassMark - CPU mark 5535 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
1780
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2071
5535
Name Intel Core i7-610E Intel Core i7-4710HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 1420 1780
PassMark - CPU mark 2071 5535
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 1800 1792
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