Intel Core i7-4930MX

The Intel Core i7-4930MX is a high-end quad-core processor for laptops and successor of the i7-3940XM. It is based on the Haswell architecture and was launched in Q2/2013. 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 3.0 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.7 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.8 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.9 GHz (for 1 active core). Furthermore, the Extreme CPUs offer an unlocked multiplicator for easy overclocking.

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. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Due to these changes, the performance per clock has been improved by about 10 percent compared to Ivy Bridge. Therefore, the 4930MX is almost 10 % faster than the former i7-3940XM.

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.

The i7-4930MX 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.

Series	Intel Core i7
Codename	Haswell
Series: Core i7 Haswell Intel Core i7-4940MX 3.1 - 4 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4930MX « 3 - 3.9 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4980HQ 2.8 - 4 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4910MQ 2.9 - 3.9 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4900MQ 2.8 - 3.8 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4960HQ 2.6 - 3.8 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4810MQ 2.8 - 3.8 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4870HQ 2.5 - 3.7 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4800MQ 2.7 - 3.7 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4950HQ 2.4 - 3.6 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4860HQ 2.4 - 3.6 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4720HQ 2.6 - 3.6 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4850HQ 2.3 - 3.5 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4710HQ 2.5 - 3.5 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4710MQ 2.5 - 3.5 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4770HQ 2.2 - 3.4 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4700HQ 2.4 - 3.4 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4700MQ 2.4 - 3.4 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4760HQ 2.1 - 3.3 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4722HQ 2.4 - 3.4 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4712HQ 2.3 - 3.3 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4712MQ 2.3 - 3.3 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4750HQ 2 - 3.2 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4702HQ 2.2 - 3.2 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4702MQ 2.2 - 3.2 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4610M 3 - 3.7 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4600M 2.9 - 3.6 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4578U 3 - 3.5 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4558U 2.8 - 3.3 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4600U 2.1 - 3.3 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4650U 1.7 - 3.3 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4510U 2 - 3.1 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4500U 1.8 - 3 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4550U 1.5 - 3 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Core i7-4610Y 1.7 - 2.9 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3
Clock Rate	3000 - 3900 MHz
Level 1 Cache	256 KB
Level 2 Cache	1 MB
Level 3 Cache	8 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	4 / 8
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	57 Watt
Transistor Count	1400 Million
Manufacturing Technology	22 nm
Die Size	177 mm2
Max. Temperature	100 °C
Socket	rPGA
Features	HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1350 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NI
GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1350 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Starting Price	$1096 U.S.
Announcement Date	06/01/2013
Product Link (external)	ark.intel.com

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