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Intel Core i5-8300H vs Intel Core i7-4700HQ

Intel Core i5-8300H

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The Intel Core i5-8300H is a fast processor for laptops with four cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture and was announced early 2018. The processor clocks at between 2.3 and 4 GHz (3.9 with 4 cores) and can execute up to eight threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

The Intel Core i5-8300H should perform similar as the older Core i7-7820HQ (2.9 - 4 GHz). The faster Coffee Lake CPUs, like the Core i7-8750H offers two additional cores and is therefore up to 50% faster in multithreaded benchmarks. Still, the performance of the i5-8300H should be sufficient for even demanding applications and games.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz (rumored). The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i5 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

Intel Core i7-4700HQ

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The Intel Core i7-4700HQ is a high-end quad-core processor for laptops. 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 3.2 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.3 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.4 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. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

The performance of the Core i7-4700HQ is slightly above a similarly clocked Ivy Bridge processor due to the architectural improvements. As a result, overall performance is similar to the Ivy Bridge based Core i7-3740QM.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1200 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than the HD 4000.

The i7-4700HQ 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.

ModelIntel Core i5-8300HIntel Core i7-4700HQ
CodenameCoffee Lake-HHaswell
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeIntel Core i7
Series: Core i7 Haswell
Intel Core i9-9980HK compare2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H compare2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK compare2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M compare2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M compare2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H compare2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H compare2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M compare2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H compare2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H compare2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H compare2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF compare2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H compare2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H compare2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H « 2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H compare3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4940MX compare3.1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4930MX compare3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4980HQ compare2.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4910MQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4960HQ compare2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4810MQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ compare2.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4800MQ compare2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4950HQ compare2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4860HQ compare2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4720HQ compare2.6 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4850HQ compare2.3 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710MQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770HQ compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700HQ « 2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700MQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4760HQ compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4722HQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712HQ compare2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712MQ compare2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4750HQ compare2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702HQ compare2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702MQ compare2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610M compare3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600M compare2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4578U compare3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4558U compare2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600U compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4650U compare1.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4510U compare2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4500U compare1.8 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4550U compare1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610Y compare1.7 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock2300 - 4000 MHz2400 - 3400 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache8 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 8
TDP45 Watt47 Watt
Technology14 nm22 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1364
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1200 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$250 U.S.$378 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
Transistors1400 Million
Die Size177 mm2

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 609     avg: 793     median: 812 (5%)     max: 850 Points
min: 464     avg: 611     median: 637 (4%)     max: 643 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 151     avg: 168.6     median: 170 (47%)     max: 174 Points
min: 106     avg: 130     median: 132 (37%)     max: 135 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 6.2     avg: 7.9     median: 7.8 (10%)     max: 8.79 Points
min: 5.24     avg: 6.7     median: 6.9 (9%)     max: 7 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.72     avg: 1.9     median: 1.9 (45%)     max: 1.96 Points
min: 1.24     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (36%)     max: 1.55 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6115     avg: 6392     median: 6463.5 (39%)     max: 6524 Points
min: 4716     avg: 4886     median: 4895 (30%)     max: 5003 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 20061     avg: 22328     median: 22266.5 (16%)     max: 24718 Points
min: 14329     avg: 18170     median: 18609 (13%)     max: 19260 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 28616     avg: 30319     median: 30318.5 (19%)     max: 32021 Points
min: 18887     avg: 23512     median: 24321 (16%)     max: 24774 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 8277     avg: 8392     median: 8391.5 (10%)     max: 8506 Points
min: 6088     avg: 6408     median: 6474.5 (8%)     max: 6612 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 205.9     avg: 255.6     median: 265.3 (3%)     max: 285.8 s
min: 237.8     avg: 302.7     median: 291.2 (3%)     max: 390.6 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 6.42     avg: 7.9     median: 7.7 (2%)     max: 9.762 s
min: 7.592     avg: 9.1     median: 8.1 (2%)     max: 12.44 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 4700HQ +
4325 Points (7%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 39     avg: 43.7     median: 40.2 (1%)     max: 52 fps
min: 29.7     avg: 34.4     median: 34 (1%)     max: 39.52 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 163.2     avg: 173.4     median: 169 (4%)     max: 188 fps
min: 121.8     avg: 136.1     median: 141 (4%)     max: 145.6 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.4 GB/s (11%)
min: 0.33     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (10%)     max: 0.341 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.6 GB/s (10%)
min: 0.576     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (10%)     max: 0.603 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
3.9 GB/s (10%)
min: 3.7     avg: 3.8     median: 3.8 (10%)     max: 3.8 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4700HQ +
min: 5232     avg: 6572     median: 6758.5 (14%)     max: 6968 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 9.264     avg: 9.4     median: 9.4 (2%)     max: 9.8 s
min: 10     avg: 10.6     median: 10.8 (2%)     max: 10.86 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 20.9     avg: 21.2     median: 21.1 (1%)     max: 21.74 s
min: 24     avg: 24.6     median: 24.7 (1%)     max: 24.97 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 546     avg: 551     median: 548.5 (2%)     max: 559 s
min: 569     avg: 576     median: 574 (3%)     max: 587 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4700HQ +
min: 109400     avg: 121793     median: 110220 (52%)     max: 145760 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4700HQ +
min: 58480     avg: 72660     median: 78160 (60%)     max: 81340 MFLOPS
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4700HQ +
min: 17427     avg: 21972     median: 22672.5 (17%)     max: 23555 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 6234     avg: 8139     median: 8154 (20%)     max: 9415 Points
min: 4232     avg: 7082     median: 7432.5 (18%)     max: 7903 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 48575     avg: 52494     median: 53016 (43%)     max: 56026 Points
min: 31331     avg: 42188     median: 42962 (35%)     max: 44252 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 48063     avg: 51178     median: 51009 (41%)     max: 55273 Points
min: 41763     avg: 42673     median: 42672.5 (35%)     max: 43582 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 45639     avg: 53927     median: 56262.5 (45%)     max: 57543 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 6260     avg: 7613     median: 7857 (20%)     max: 8471 Points
min: 4400     avg: 5985     median: 6345 (16%)     max: 6505 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 9136     avg: 10979     median: 11196 (20%)     max: 11971 Points
min: 6713     avg: 8718     median: 8903 (16%)     max: 9085 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3270     avg: 3571     median: 3571 (15%)     max: 3872 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
990 Points (39%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
3270 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4770 Points (48%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
14790 Points (14%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
15050 Points (27%)
11900 Points (21%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
3740 Points (49%)
3156 Points (41%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1095     avg: 1146     median: 1133 (1%)     max: 1209 ms
1761 ms (2%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
88.5 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 30806     avg: 32869     median: 33251 (24%)     max: 34659 Points
4644 Points (3%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-8300H → 100% n=27

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4700HQ → 81% n=27

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