Intel Core i7-4940MX vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Intel Core i7-4940MX

The Intel Core i7-4940MX is a high-end quad-core processor for laptops and successor of the i7-4930MX. It is based on the Haswell architecture and was launched in Q1/2014. 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 3.1 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.8 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.9 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 4.0 GHz (for 1 active core). Furthermore, the Extreme CPUs offer an unlocked multiplicator for easy overclocking.

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, increasing the performance per clock by about 5 - 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

Compared to the Core i7-4930MX, the 4940MX is clocked just 100 MHz higher and therefore only slightly faster. Overall, the performance is similar to the Desktop Core i7-4770K. Even extremly demanding software or multitasking will be handled easily.

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1350 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than the HD 4000. This is slightly slower than the AMD Radeon HD 8650G, but similar to a dedicated GeForce GT 720M.

Power Consumption

The i7-4940MX is rated at a TDP of 57 W including graphics card, memory controller and VRMs. Therefore, the CPU is only suited for laptops 17-inches or greater.

Intel Core i7-4860HQ

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The Intel Core i7-4860HQ is a high-end quad-core processor for laptops launched in Q1 2014. 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 2.4 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.5 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.6 GHz (for 1 active core). The 2C/4C Turbo clocks have not been confirmed yet. A noteworthy feature is the fast integrated graphics unit (GT3e) with eDRAM memory (128 MB, 77 mm², on-package, 102 GB/s).

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 the performance per clock by 5 - 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

Compared to the Core i7-4850HQ, the 4860HQ is clocked just 100 MHz higher and therefore only slightly faster. Overall, the performance is similar to the Ivy Bridge-based Core i7-3840QM. Even extremly demanding software or multitasking will be handled easily.

Graphics

The integrated Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU offers 40 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1200 MHz (Turbo clock not confirmed yet), making it significantly faster than the HD 4000 or HD 4600. The additional eDRAM memory further improves performance. As a result, the HD 5200 competes with dedicated mid-range graphics cards like the GeForce GT 740M.

Power Consumption

The i7-4860HQ is rated at a TDP of 47 W including the integrated graphics card, memory controller and VRMs. Therefore, the CPU is best suited for laptops 15-inches or greater.

Intel Core i7-4900MQ

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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.

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Intel Core i7-4940MX

Intel Core i7-4860HQ

Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Intel Core i7

Haswell

Series: 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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2800 - 3800 MHz

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177 mm²

260 mm²

177 mm²

100 °C

rPGA

FCBGA1364

rPGA

HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1350 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NI

Iris Pro Graphics 5200 (200 - 1200 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NI

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

iGPU

Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1350 MHz)

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 (200 - 1200 MHz)

Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1300 MHz)

$1096 U.S.

$434 U.S.

$568 U.S.

Intel Core i7 4940MX

Intel Core i7 4860HQ

Intel Core i7 4900MQ

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - CPU Multi 64Bit

100%

¹ 4940MX +

708 Points (16%)

91%

Model		Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Eurocom X8	GeForce GTX 980M SLI	32768	1038 / 5010 MHz	8192MB 344.75	708

Model		Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Ibuypower Battalion 101 W670SJQ	GeForce GTX 850M	8192	902 / 1001 MHz	2048MB DDR3 VRAM 337.88	641

Model		Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Ibuypower Battalion 101 W670SJQ	GeForce GTX 850M	8192	902 / 1001 MHz	2048MB DDR3 VRAM 337.88	145

Model		Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Ibuypower Battalion 101 W670SJQ	GeForce GTX 850M	8192	902 / 1001 MHz	2048MB DDR3 VRAM 337.88	6.96
Bullman C-Klasse 5 i7 17FHD	GeForce GTX 765M	24576	850-902 / 1000 MHz	2048MB ForceWare 311.27	6.98
Schenker XMG P703	GeForce GTX 780M	16384	823 / 2500 MHz	4096MB GDDR5 ForceWare 311.27	7.01
HP ZBook 17 E9X11AA-ABA	Quadro K610M	16384	954 / 650 MHz	1024MB GDDR5 Forceware 312.65	7.15
Dell Precision M4800	Quadro K2100M	16384	667 / 752 MHz	2048MB GDDR5 Forceware 311.66 Win7 64	7.39
Core i7-4900MQ (Clevo P150SM)	HD Graphics 4600	8192			7.45

Model		Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
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 i7-4940MX vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ