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Intel Core i7-4800MQ vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ vs Intel Core i7-4610Y

Intel Core i7-4800MQ

► remove from comparison Intel 4800MQ

The Intel Core i7-4800MQ is a high-end quad-core processor for laptops which has been launched in Q2/2013. It is based on the Haswell architecture and manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyperthreading, the four cores can handle up to eight threads in parallel leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 2.7 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.5 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.6 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.7 GHz (for 1 active core).

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving the performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Due to these changes, the performance has been improved slightly compared to Ivy Bridge. Therefore, the 4800MQ is about 10 % faster than the former i7-3740QM.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1300 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than the HD 4000.

The i7-4800MQ is rated at a TDP of 47 W including graphics card, memory controller and VRMs.  Therefore, the CPU is only suited for laptops 15-inches or greater.

Intel Core i5-6440HQ

► remove from comparison Intel 6440HQ

The Intel Core i5-6440HQ is a quad-core processor based on the Skylake architecture, that has been launched in September 2015. In addition to four CPU cores (no Hyper-Threading support) clocked at 2.6 - 3.5 GHz (4 cores: max. 3.1 GHz, 2 cores: max. 3.3 GHz), the chip also integrates an HD Graphics 530 GPU and a dual-channel DDR4-2133/DDR3L-1600 memory controller. The CPU is manufactured using a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors.

Architecture

Skylake replaces both Haswell and Broadwell and brings the same microarchitecture in every TDP class from 4.5 to 45 W. The extensive improvements of the Skylake design include increased out-of-order buffers, optimized prefetching and branch prediction as well as additional performance gains through Hyper-Threading (if supported). Overall, however, performance per clock has been increased by only 5 to 10 percent (compared to Haswell) respectively under 5 percent (compard to Broadwell), which is quite modest for a new architecture ("Tock").

Performance

With up to 4 threads under load, the Core i5-6440HQ performs roughly on par with the Core i7-6700HQ or Core i7-4720HQ (Haswell). However, the Core i7 benefit from Hyper-Threading (up to 25 - 30 percent performance boost) in extensively parallelized software, whereas the Core i5 don't support this feature.

Nevertheless, even the most demanding applications and excessive multitasking are handled easily.

Graphics

The integrated graphics unit called HD Graphics 530 represents the "GT2" version of the Skylake GPU (Intel Gen. 9). The 24 Execution Units, also called EUs, are clocked at 350 - 950 MHz and offer a performance about 20 percent above the old HD Graphics 4600. Games of 2015 can thus be played smoothly in low or medium settings. For more information about performance and features, check our page for the HD Graphics 530.

Power Consumption

Specified at a TDP of 45 W (including CPU, GPU and memory controller), the CPU is best suited for bigger notebooks 15-inches in size and above. Optionally, the TDP can be lowered to 35 watts (cTDP down), reducing both heat dissipation and performance.

Intel Core i7-4610Y

► remove from comparison Intel 4610Y

The Intel Core i7-4610Y is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks and tablets launched in Q3 2013. It is based on the Haswell architecture and is manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyper-Threading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel, leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 1.7 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz.

Architecture

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

Depending on the benchmark, the Core i7-4610Y offers a performance somewhere between a Core i3-2330M and a Core i7-4500U. Due to TDP limits, the full Turbo Boost will be only active for very short periods of time or in single-thread benchmarks. Overall, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications.

Graphics

The integrated HD Graphics 4200 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 850 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it somewhat faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 at similar clock speeds. However, the HD 4200 is significantly slower than the HD 4400 found on other ULV models with higher clocks and TDP.

Power Consumption

The i7-4610Y is rated at a TDP of 11.5 watts (SDP 6 watts) including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited for very small ultrabooks or tablets.

ModelIntel Core i7-4800MQIntel Core i5-6440HQIntel Core i7-4610Y
CodenameHaswellSkylakeHaswell
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i5Intel Core i7
Series: Core i7 Haswell
Intel Core i7-4940MX3.1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4930MX3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4980HQ2.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4910MQ2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4960HQ2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4810MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ2.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4800MQ « 2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4950HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4860HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4720HQ2.6 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4850HQ2.3 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710HQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710MQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770HQ2.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700MQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4760HQ2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4722HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712HQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712MQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4750HQ2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702HQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702MQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610M3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600M2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4578U3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4558U2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600U2.1 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4650U1.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4510U2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4500U1.8 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4550U1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610Y1.7 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6440HQ « 2.6 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6350HQ2.3 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6300HQ2.3 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6287U3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6267U2.9 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6360U2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6300U2.4 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6260U1.8 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6198DU2.3 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6200U2.3 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4940MX3.1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4930MX3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4980HQ2.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4910MQ2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4960HQ2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4810MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ2.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4800MQ2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4950HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4860HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4720HQ2.6 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4850HQ2.3 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710HQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710MQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770HQ2.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700MQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4760HQ2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4722HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712HQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712MQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4750HQ2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702HQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702MQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610M3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600M2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4578U3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4558U2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600U2.1 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4650U1.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4510U2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4500U1.8 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4550U1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610Y « 1.7 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock2700 - 3700 MHz2600 - 3500 MHz1700 - 2900 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB128 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB512 KB
L3 Cache6 MB6 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 42 / 4
TDP47 Watt45 Watt11.5 Watt
Transistors1400 Million
Technology22 nm14 nm22 nm
Die Size177 mm2122 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketrPGABGA
FeaturesHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1300 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, vPro, TXTHD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, vPro
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1300 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 530 (350 - 950 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$378 U.S.$250 U.S.$415 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 529     avg: 648     median: 663 (4%)     max: 684 Points
min: 501     avg: 510     median: 513 (3%)     max: 519 Points
192 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 137     avg: 141.2     median: 142 (39%)     max: 145 Points
min: 128     avg: 142.8     median: 145 (40%)     max: 149 Points
107 Points (30%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5.49     avg: 7.1     median: 7.2 (9%)     max: 7.61 Points
min: 4.48     avg: 5.5     median: 5.8 (8%)     max: 5.98 Points
2.2 Points (3%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.55     avg: 1.6     median: 1.6 (39%)     max: 1.68 Points
min: 1.46     avg: 1.6     median: 1.6 (38%)     max: 1.69 Points
1.2 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5009     avg: 5210     median: 5233 (32%)     max: 5428 Points
min: 4880     avg: 5137     median: 5157 (31%)     max: 5352 Points
4140 Points (25%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 15633     avg: 19353     median: 20089 (15%)     max: 20736 Points
min: 13998     avg: 17211     median: 18238.5 (13%)     max: 18369 Points
6762 Points (5%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 21426     avg: 25633     median: 26343 (17%)     max: 27104 Points
min: 22717     avg: 22819     median: 22818.5 (15%)     max: 22920 Points
8659 Points (6%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 6602     avg: 6993     median: 7052 (9%)     max: 7270 Points
min: 6361     avg: 6679     median: 6679 (8%)     max: 6997 Points
4968 Points (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 225     avg: 253.4     median: 245.6 (3%)     max: 286.7 s
min: 327.2     avg: 363.2     median: 348.4 (4%)     max: 414 s
752 s (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 6.955     avg: 8     median: 7.7 (2%)     max: 9.7 s
min: 10.37     avg: 11.5     median: 11.1 (2%)     max: 13 s
19.7 s (4%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 4431     avg: 4589     median: 4473 (7%)     max: 4862 Points
2662 Points (4%)
2140 Points (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 34.6     avg: 39.9     median: 41.5 (1%)     max: 42 fps
min: 34     avg: 34.5     median: 34.5 (1%)     max: 35 fps
12.4 fps (0%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 143.2     avg: 156.6     median: 160.1 (4%)     max: 163 fps
min: 160     avg: 160.5     median: 160.5 (4%)     max: 161 fps
72.5 fps (2%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.313     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (11%)     max: 0.424 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (7%)
0.1 GB/s (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.522     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (11%)     max: 0.723 GB/s
0.4 GB/s (7%)
0.2 GB/s (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 3.3     avg: 4     median: 4.1 (11%)     max: 4.4 GB/s
2.6 GB/s (7%)
1.4 GB/s (4%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 5411     avg: 7049     median: 7265 (15%)     max: 7585 Points
min: 5600     avg: 5998     median: 5997.5 (13%)     max: 6395 Points
2735 Points (6%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 9.86     avg: 10.2     median: 10 (2%)     max: 11.15 s
min: 10.62     avg: 11.1     median: 10.7 (2%)     max: 12 s
13 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 22.61     avg: 23.3     median: 23.1 (1%)     max: 24.98 s
min: 24.16     avg: 25.1     median: 24.2 (1%)     max: 27 s
29 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 523     avg: 536     median: 535 (2%)     max: 552 s
min: 570     avg: 594     median: 571 (3%)     max: 641 s
677 s (3%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4800MQ +
min: 152.6     avg: 92658     median: 103935 (49%)     max: 162610 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4800MQ +
min: 86.7     avg: 63357     median: 81295 (62%)     max: 90750 MFLOPS
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 4800MQ +
min: 7.4     avg: 7.6     median: 7.7 (99%)     max: 7.8 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4800MQ +
min: 19618     avg: 23880     median: 24234 (19%)     max: 25503 Points
77%
1 6440HQ +
18627 Points (14%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 6888     avg: 7843     median: 7896 (19%)     max: 9169 Points
min: 5528     avg: 5926     median: 5773 (14%)     max: 6342 Points
2811 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 33398     avg: 44630     median: 46157 (38%)     max: 48964 Points
min: 46855     avg: 49344     median: 48028 (39%)     max: 52981 Points
24264 Points (20%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 4800MQ +
min: 36993     avg: 44305     median: 46378.5 (38%)     max: 47470 Points
106%
1 6440HQ +
min: 45447     avg: 49287     median: 49287 (40%)     max: 53127 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 4800MQ +
min: 47915     avg: 48106     median: 48105.5 (39%)     max: 48296 Points
103%
1 6440HQ +
49635 Points (40%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5427     avg: 6590     median: 6686 (17%)     max: 7326 Points
min: 4561     avg: 4725     median: 4717 (12%)     max: 4863 Points
2177 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 7609     avg: 9333     median: 9544 (17%)     max: 10005 Points
min: 6261     avg: 6622     median: 6679 (12%)     max: 6847 Points
3070 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 4800MQ +
3276 Points (14%)
76%
1 6440HQ +
2497 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 4800MQ +
12753 Points (23%)
61%
1 6440HQ +
7833 Points (14%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 4800MQ +
3355 Points (44%)
86%
1 6440HQ +
2897 Points (38%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6440HQ +
8128 Points (13%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6440HQ +
3030 Points (45%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 6440HQ +
min: 1068     avg: 1072     median: 1071.5 (1%)     max: 1075 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 6440HQ +
90.8 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 6440HQ +
min: 31999     avg: 32624     median: 32623.5 (24%)     max: 33248 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4800MQ → 100% n=24

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-6440HQ → 83% n=24

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4610Y → 48% n=24

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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