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Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i7-4950HQ

Intel Core i7-12700

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The Intel Core i7-12700F is a fast eight-core desktop processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, which was introduced in November 2021. The processor offers a base clock of 3.3 GHz and reaches up to 4.9 GHz in Turbo. In the same way, the Intel Core i7-12700K the Core i7-12700F is based on a hybrid architecture of 8P and 4E cores. The innovations of the Alder Lake-S processor compared to Rocket Lake, together with the smaller 10 nm manufacturing process, are clearly noticeable. The Intel Core i7-12700 does not offer a free multiplier, which means that overclocking is not possible.

Performance

Compared to the Intel Core i7-11700 , performance has been increased with a better IPC. The additional e-cores are also clearly noticeable in multi-threaded applications. Overall, this provides a noticeable performance boost, which also has an effect on all application areas. The 4 E-Cores provide the P-Cores with significantly more power. If all requirements are met, Intel Turbo Boost 3.0can increase the clock rate of the P-Cores to up to 4.9 GHz. The E-cores also offer a turbo and clock up to 3.6 GHz.

Graphics unit

The Intel Core i7-12700 is a processor with an integrated graphics unit. However, with the Intel UHD Graphics 770 there is only a simple iGPU which is only suitable for office use.

Power consumption

The TDP of the Intel Core i7-12700 is 65 watts, with the option to consume up to 180 watts in Turbo mode. If all restrictions are deactivated in the BIOS, the PL2 value can be achieved permanently. However, a high-quality and powerful cooling unit should be used for this.

Intel Core i7-4950HQ

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The Intel Core i7-4950HQ is a high-end quad-core processor for laptops 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 2.4 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). A noteworthy feature is the fast integrated graphics unit (GT3e) with eDRAM memory (128 MB, 77 mm², on-package, 102 GB/s).

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 especially the Hyper-Threading performance. 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 performance of the i7-4950HQ is similar to the slightly faster clocked i7-3840QM (Ivy Bridge based).

The integrated Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU offers 40 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1300 MHz (with Turbo Boost), 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.

The i7-4950HQ 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.

ModelIntel Core i7-12700Intel Core i7-4950HQ
CodenameAlder LakeHaswell
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-SIntel Core i7
Series: Core i7 Haswell
Intel Core i9-12900K compare3.2 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900 compare2.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 24 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700K compare2.7 - 5 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700F compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700 « 3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600K compare2.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores20 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 « 2.4 - 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 compare2.4 - 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
Clock3300 - 4900 MHz2400 - 3600 MHz
L1 Cache1 MB256 KB
L2 Cache12 MB1 MB
L3 Cache25 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 204 / 8
TDP65 Watt47 Watt
Technology10 nm22 nm
Die Size215 mm2260 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA 1700FCBGA1364
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1500 MHz)Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 (200 - 1300 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$349 U.S.$657 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.intel.deark.intel.com
Transistors1700 Million
FeaturesIris Pro Graphics 5200 (200 - 1300 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NI

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-12700
41.2 pt (69%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
21751 Points (20%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1894 Points (80%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
731 Points (80%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
8338 Points (20%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
3151 Points (20%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
272 Points (75%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
36.9 Points (48%)
7.4 Points (10%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.3 Points (78%)
1.6 Points (38%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9171 Points (55%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
60892 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
103354 Points (66%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
15091 Points (18%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
272.8 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.9 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
9328 Points (15%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
78331 MIPS (45%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6292 MIPS (74%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
172.4 fps (58%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
347 fps (80%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
25.5 fps (45%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.5 GB/s (44%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.7 GB/s (47%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
14.5 GB/s (38%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
242 Seconds (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
151 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (9%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
15390 Points (33%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.5 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
400.4 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
72464 Points (56%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
27022 Points (67%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
86815 Points (71%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
86587 Points (70%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
96264 Points (80%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
23193 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
34681 Points (62%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
16400 Points (69%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1924 Points (75%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
14961 Points (27%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1845 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
14883 Points (47%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8059 Points (80%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
52676 Points (53%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
508 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
268 Points (74%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
314 Points (56%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
2016 Points (75%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
327 Watt (56%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
284 Watt (52%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
82.7 Watt (55%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-12700 → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4950HQ → 35% n=2

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