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Intel Core i5-7440HQ

Intel i5-7440HQ

The Intel Core i5-7440HQ is a quad-core processor for notebooks based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in January 2017. Compared to the faster Core i7 models, the Core i5 does not support Hyper Threading and has lower clocks. The CPU cores run at 2.8 - 3.8 GHz (4 cores up to 3.4, 2 cores up to 3.6 GHz). The processor is also equipped with the HD Graphics 630 GPU as well as a dual-channel memory controller (DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2400). It is manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

Due to the higher clock speeds, the performance of the i5-7440HQ is clearly faster than the old Core i5-6440HQ with 2.6 - 3.5 GHz. The performance is therefore sufficient even for demanding tasks.

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 has 24 Execution Units (similar to previous HD Graphics 530) running at 350 - 1000 MHz (i7 models up to 1100). The performance depends a lot on the memory configuration; it should be comparable to a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 920M in combination with fast DDR4-2133 dual-channel memory.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby Lake now supports hardware decoding for H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors, which were announced in January, should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors, which improves the efficiency even further. Intel still specifies the TDP with 45 Watts, but it can also be reduced to 35 Watts by the notebook manufacturers (cTDP down). This will obviously affect the performance, because the Turbo Boost cannot be maintained for longer periods.

SeriesIntel Kaby Lake
CodenameKaby Lake

Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake

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Intel Core i7-7700 compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 compare3.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ compare3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T compare2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 compare3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500 compare3.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ « 2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U compare3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U compare2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U compare2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T compare2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U compare3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U compare2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U compare2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U compare2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U compare2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H compare3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U compare2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y75 compare1.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y57 compare1.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y54 compare1.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y32 compare1 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y30 compare1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U compare2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y compare1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Clock Rate2800 - 3800 MHz
Level 1 Cache256 KB
Level 2 Cache1 MB
Level 3 Cache6 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology14 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
GPUIntel HD Graphics 630 (300 - 1000 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$250 U.S.
Announcement Date01/03/2017

Benchmarks

wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
318.9 s (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.9 s (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
51726 Points (42%)
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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Reviews for the Intel Core i5-7440HQ processor

Dell Precision 3520-N0KF3: NVIDIA Quadro M620, 15.60"
  External Review » Dell Precision 3520-N0KF3

Dell Precision 15-3520, Core i5-7440HQ: NVIDIA Quadro M620, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Dell Precision 15-3520, Core i5-7440HQ

Lenovo ThinkPad T470p-20J7002HMY: Intel HD Graphics 630, 14.00", 1.9 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad T470p-20J7002HMY

Dell Latitude 14 5480-9187: NVIDIA GeForce 930MX, 14.00", 1.6 kg
  External Review » Dell Latitude 14 5480-9187

Dell Precision 5520: NVIDIA Quadro M1200, 15.60", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Dell Precision 5520

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Other CPUs of the series Kaby Lake

» Intel Core i7-7740X
   4x 4.3 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7700K
   4x 4.2 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7700
   4x 3.6 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
   4x 3.1 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7920HQ
   4x 3.1 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7700T
   4x 2.9 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7600K
   4x 3.8 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
   4x 3 GHz - 4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7820HQ
   4x 2.9 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7820HK
   4x 2.9 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7700HQ
   4x 2.8 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7500
   4x 3.4 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7440HQ
   4x 2.8 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7567U
   2x 3.5 GHz - 4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7660U
   2x 2.5 GHz - 4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7600U
   2x 2.8 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7300HQ
   4x 2.5 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7500T
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7287U
   2x 3.3 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7560U
   2x 2.4 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7267U
   2x 3.1 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7360U
   2x 2.3 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7500U
   2x 2.7 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7300U
   2x 2.6 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7260U
   2x 2.2 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7200U
   2x 2.5 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» Intel Core i3-7100H
   2x 3 GHz
» Intel Core i3-7167U
   2x 2.8 GHz
» Intel Core i3-7130U
   2x 2.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7Y75
   2x 1.3 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7Y57
   2x 1.2 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7Y54
   2x 1.2 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» Intel Core i3-7100U
   2x 2.4 GHz
» Intel Core m3-7Y32
   2x 1 GHz - 3 GHz
» Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
   2x 2.3 GHz
» Intel Core m3-7Y30
   2x 1 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» Intel Celeron 3965U
   2x 2.2 GHz
» Intel Core i3-7020U
   2x 2.3 GHz
» Intel Celeron 3867U
   2x 1.8 GHz
» Intel Celeron 3865U
   2x 1.8 GHz
» Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
   2x 1.7 GHz
» Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
   2x 1.6 GHz
» Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y
   2x 1.5 GHz
» Intel Celeron 3965Y
   2x 1.5 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core i7-4710HQ
   4x 2.5 GHz - 3.5 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-4710MQ
   4x 2.5 GHz - 3.5 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-8565U
   4x 1.8 GHz - 4.6 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
   4x 2.2 GHz - 3.4 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-3820QM
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7440HQ
   4x 2.8 GHz - 3.8 GHz
- Intel Core i7-1060NG7
   4x 1.2 GHz - 3.8 GHz
- Intel Core i7-1060G7
   4x 1 GHz - 3.8 GHz
- Intel Core i5-1034G1
   4x 0.8 GHz - 3.6 GHz
- Intel Core i5-8365U
   4x 1.6 GHz - 4.1 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 3 7330U
   4x 2.3 GHz - 4.3 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2017-01- 3)