Intel Core i7-4900MQ vs Intel Core i7-4610Y vs Intel Core i7-4600U

Intel Core i7-4900MQ

The Intel Core i7-4900MQ 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 2.8 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.6 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.7 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.8 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 overall performance has been improved slightly compared to Ivy Bridge. Therefore, the 4900MQ is about 10 % faster than the former i7-3840QM.

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 i7-4900MQ 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 i7-4610Y

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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.

Intel Core i7-4600U

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The Intel Core i7-4600U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks 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 2.1 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.3 GHz for 1 active core (2.9 GHz for 2 cores).

The performance of the Core i7-4600U is similar to the old and slightly higher clocked Core i7-3687U. However, when using new instruction sets such as AVX2, the performance can be significantly higher. Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications.

The integrated HD Graphics 4400 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 MHz up to 1100 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it somewhat faster than the HD Graphics 4000 at similar clock speeds. However, the HD 4400 is a bit slower than the HD 5000 found on other ULV models (e.g. i7-4650U).

The i7-4600U is rated at a TDP of 15 W including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited for small ultrabooks 11-inches or greater.

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Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Intel Core i7-4610Y

Intel Core i7-4600U

Intel Core i7

Haswell

: Core i7 Haswell

Intel Core i7-4940MX	3100 - 4000 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4930MX	3000 - 3900 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4980HQ	2800 - 4000 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4910MQ	2900 - 3900 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
» Intel Core i7-4900MQ	2800 - 3800 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4960HQ	2600 - 3800 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4810MQ	2800 - 3800 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4870HQ	2500 - 3700 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	2700 - 3700 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4950HQ	2400 - 3600 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4860HQ	2400 - 3600 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	2600 - 3600 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4850HQ	2300 - 3500 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4710HQ	2500 - 3500 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4710MQ	2500 - 3500 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4770HQ	2200 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4700HQ	2400 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4700MQ	2400 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4760HQ	2100 - 3300 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4722HQ	2400 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4712HQ	2300 - 3300 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4712MQ	2300 - 3300 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4750HQ	2000 - 3200 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4702HQ	2200 - 3200 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4702MQ	2200 - 3200 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4610M	3000 - 3700 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4600M	2900 - 3600 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4578U	3000 - 3500 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4558U	2800 - 3300 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4600U	2100 - 3300 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4650U	1700 - 3300 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4510U	2000 - 3100 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4500U	1800 - 3000 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4550U	1500 - 3000 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4610Y	1700 - 2900 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB

Intel Core i7-4940MX	3100 - 4000 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4930MX	3000 - 3900 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4980HQ	2800 - 4000 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4910MQ	2900 - 3900 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4900MQ	2800 - 3800 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4960HQ	2600 - 3800 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4810MQ	2800 - 3800 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4870HQ	2500 - 3700 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	2700 - 3700 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4950HQ	2400 - 3600 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4860HQ	2400 - 3600 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	2600 - 3600 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4850HQ	2300 - 3500 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4710HQ	2500 - 3500 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4710MQ	2500 - 3500 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4770HQ	2200 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4700HQ	2400 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4700MQ	2400 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4760HQ	2100 - 3300 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4722HQ	2400 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4712HQ	2300 - 3300 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4712MQ	2300 - 3300 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4750HQ	2000 - 3200 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4702HQ	2200 - 3200 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4702MQ	2200 - 3200 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4610M	3000 - 3700 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4600M	2900 - 3600 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4578U	3000 - 3500 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4558U	2800 - 3300 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4600U	2100 - 3300 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4650U	1700 - 3300 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4510U	2000 - 3100 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4500U	1800 - 3000 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4550U	1500 - 3000 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
» Intel Core i7-4610Y	1700 - 2900 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB

Intel Core i7-4940MX	3100 - 4000 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4930MX	3000 - 3900 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4980HQ	2800 - 4000 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4910MQ	2900 - 3900 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4900MQ	2800 - 3800 MHz	4 / 8	8 MB
Intel Core i7-4960HQ	2600 - 3800 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4810MQ	2800 - 3800 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4870HQ	2500 - 3700 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4800MQ	2700 - 3700 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4950HQ	2400 - 3600 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4860HQ	2400 - 3600 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4720HQ	2600 - 3600 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4850HQ	2300 - 3500 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4710HQ	2500 - 3500 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4710MQ	2500 - 3500 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4770HQ	2200 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4700HQ	2400 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4700MQ	2400 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4760HQ	2100 - 3300 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4722HQ	2400 - 3400 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4712HQ	2300 - 3300 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4712MQ	2300 - 3300 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4750HQ	2000 - 3200 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4702HQ	2200 - 3200 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4702MQ	2200 - 3200 MHz	4 / 8	6 MB
Intel Core i7-4610M	3000 - 3700 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4600M	2900 - 3600 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4578U	3000 - 3500 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4558U	2800 - 3300 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
» Intel Core i7-4600U	2100 - 3300 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4650U	1700 - 3300 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4510U	2000 - 3100 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4500U	1800 - 3000 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4550U	1500 - 3000 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB
Intel Core i7-4610Y	1700 - 2900 MHz	2 / 4	4 MB

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1700 - 2900 MHz

2100 - 3300 MHz

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11.5

1400

1300

177 mm²

181 mm²

100 °C

rPGA

FCBGA1168

HD Graphics 4600 (400- 1300 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NI

HD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, vPro

HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1100 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NI

iGPU

Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1300 MHz)

Intel HD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz)

Intel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1100 MHz)

$568 U.S.

$415 U.S.

$398 U.S.

Intel Core i7 4900MQ

Intel Core i7 4610Y

Intel Core i7 4600U

Cinebench R15 - CPU Multi 64Bit

100%

4900MQ +

641 Points (15%)

30%

4610Y +

192 Points (4%)

39%


Ibuypower Battalion 101 W670SJQ	GeForce GTX 850M	8192	902 / 1001 MHz	2048MB DDR3 VRAM 337.88	641


Toshiba Portege Z10t-A2111	HD Graphics 4200	8102	850 / 800 MHz	10.18.10.3345	192


Fujitsu LifeBook S904	HD Graphics 4400	8192	200-1100 / MHz	10.18.10.3316	146
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch 20A8-003UGE	HD Graphics 4400	8192	200-900 / MHz	DDR3 10.18.10.3304	170
Fujitsu Lifebook U904	HD Graphics 4400	10240	200-1100 / 800 MHz		215
Fujitsu Lifebook T904	HD Graphics 4400	8192	200-1100 / MHz	DDR3, shared Memory 10.18.10.3361	229
Fujitsu LifeBook U904 M0010PL	HD Graphics 4400	10240		10.18.10.3316	230
Lenovo Thinkpad T440s 20AQ0069GE	HD Graphics 4400	8192			235
Lenovo ThinkPad X240	HD Graphics 4400	8192	1100 / MHz	shared memory igdumdim64 9.18.10.3272	243
Lenovo ThinkPad X240	HD Graphics 4400	8192	200 - 1100 / 800 MHz	9.18.10.3272	248
Lenovo ThinkPad T440 20B6005YGE	HD Graphics 4400	8192			249
HP EliteBook 820 G1	HD Graphics 4400	8192	200 - 1100 / MHz	9.18.10.3272	261
Toshiba Tecra Z50 A-12K	HD Graphics 4400	16384	1100 / 800 MHz		269
HP EliteBook 850 G1-H5G44ET	Radeon HD 8750M	8192	670 / 1000 MHz	1024MB 128 Bit GDDR5-Speicher Treiber 13.101.1.0	270
HP EliteBook 840 G1	HD Graphics 4400	8192	200 - 1100 / MHz	9.18.10.3272	272
Lenovo ThinkPad T440s 20AQ006BGE	GeForce GT 730M	8192	718.5 / 1000 MHz	1024MB ForceWare 337.88	272
HP ZBook 14	FirePro M4100	8192	670 / 1000 MHz	1024MB GDDR 5 13.251.1.0 / Win7 64	273


Bullman C-Klasse 5 i7 17FHD	GeForce GTX 765M	24576	850-902 / 1000 MHz	2048MB ForceWare 311.27	1.66
Dell Precision M4800	Quadro K2100M	16384	667 / 752 MHz	2048MB GDDR5 Forceware 311.66 Win7 64	1.66
HP ZBook 17 E9X11AA-ABA	Quadro K610M	16384	954 / 650 MHz	1024MB GDDR5 Forceware 312.65	1.67
Ibuypower Battalion 101 W670SJQ	GeForce GTX 850M	8192	902 / 1001 MHz	2048MB DDR3 VRAM 337.88	1.67
Schenker XMG P703	GeForce GTX 780M	16384	823 / 2500 MHz	4096MB GDDR5 ForceWare 311.27	1.7
Core i7-4900MQ (Clevo P150SM)	HD Graphics 4600	8192			1.7

Intel Core i7-4900MQ vs Intel Core i7-4610Y vs Intel Core i7-4600U