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Intel Core i7-8500Y vs Intel Core i7-4712MQ vs Intel Core i7-4950HQ

Intel Core i7-8500Y

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The Intel Core i7-8500Y is a very efficient dual-core SoC for tablets and passively cooled notebooks based on the Amber Lake generation and will be announced around August 2018. It is the fastest Amber Lake-Y CPU at the time of announcement and consists of two processor cores clocked at 1.5 - 4.2 GHz. Thanks to Hyper Threading, the processor can execute up to four threads simultaneously. The chips also includes the Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR3L/LPDDR3) as well as VP9 and H.265 video de- and encoder. Compared to the Kaby Lake-Y predecessors (e.g. Core i7-7Y75), Amber Lake uses the same architecture produced in the improved 14nm+ FinFET process (no 14nm++) but offers higher clock speeds at an increased TDP rating.

Architecture

Intel basically used the familiar micro architecture from the Skylake / Kaby Lake generation, so the per-MHz performance is identical.

Performance

The performance of the Y series is highly depending on the cooling solution of the laptop / tablet and the TDP settings for sustained load. Therefore, the differences between a Core m3 and a i7 may be rather slim, if the thermals are very limited. The high Turbo clock speeds in Amber Lake should however lead to a very good single thread performance for short bursts.

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU has 24 Execution Units (EUs) like the old HD Graphics 515 and runs with clocks between 300 and 950 MHz in combination with this processor. The performance heavily depends on the TDP limit as well as the memory configuration; with fast LPDDR3-1866 RAM in dual-channel mode, the GPU should sometimes be able to compete with the HD Graphics 520, but can also be much slower in other scenarios. Modern games from 2016 will, if at all, only run smoothly in the lowest settings.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby Lake and Amber Lake now also supports hardware decoding for H.265/HEVC Main10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in the second generation 14 nm+ process with FinFET transistors. The typical TDP for the Amber Lake Y-series is specified at 5 Watts (previous generations were 4.5 Watt), and can be adjusted in both directions depending on the usage scenario.

Intel Core i7-4712MQ

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The Intel Core i7-4712MQ 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 2.3 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.0 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.2 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.3 GHz (for 1 active core). In contrast to the Core i7-4712HQ, the 4712MQ is not soldered, has a slightly lower clocked GPU an doesn't support VT-d.

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 i7-4712MQ is similar to the Core i7-4750HQ and slightly above the Ivy Bridge-based i7-3630QM. Even very demanding software or multitasking will be handled easily.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1150 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than the HD 4000.

With a TDP of only 37 W (including graphics card, memory controller and VRMs), the Core i7-4712MQ is specified at the level of mobile dual-core CPUs. Therefore, even smaller laptops can use the Core i7.

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 i7-8500YIntel Core i7-4712MQIntel Core i7-4950HQ
CodenameAmber Lake-YHaswellHaswell
SeriesIntel Amber LakeIntel Core i7Intel Core i7
Series: Core i7 Haswell
Intel Core i5-10310Y1.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10210Y1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8500Y « 1.5 - 4.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10110Y1 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8210Y1.6 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8200Y1.3 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100Y1.3 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core m3-8100Y1.1 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y1.1 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4940MX3.1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4930MX3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4980HQ2.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4910MQ2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4960HQ2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4810MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ2.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4800MQ2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4950HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4860HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4720HQ2.6 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4850HQ2.3 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710HQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710MQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770HQ2.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700MQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4760HQ2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4722HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712HQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712MQ « 2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4750HQ2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702HQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702MQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610M3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600M2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4578U3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4558U2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600U2.1 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4650U1.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4510U2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4500U1.8 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4550U1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610Y1.7 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4940MX3.1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4930MX3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4980HQ2.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4910MQ2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4960HQ2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4810MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ2.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4800MQ2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4950HQ « 2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4860HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4720HQ2.6 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4850HQ2.3 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710HQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710MQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770HQ2.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700MQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4760HQ2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4722HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712HQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712MQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4750HQ2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702HQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702MQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610M3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600M2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4578U3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4558U2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600U2.1 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4650U1.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4510U2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4500U1.8 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4550U1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610Y1.7 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock1500 - 4200 MHz2300 - 3300 MHz2400 - 3600 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache512 KB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache4 MB6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 84 / 8
TDP5 Watt37 Watt47 Watt
Technology14 nm22 nm22 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGAFCPGA946FCBGA1364
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, vPro, TXTHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIIris Pro Graphics 5200 (200 - 1300 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NI
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 615 (300 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz)Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 (200 - 1300 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Transistors1400 Million1700 Million
Die Size177 mm2260 mm2
$378 U.S.$657 U.S.
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-8500Y
23.5 pt (39%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 304     avg: 312     median: 312 (34%)     max: 320 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 584     avg: 588     median: 587.5 (1%)     max: 591 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 245     avg: 252.3     median: 246.5 (2%)     max: 271 Points
242%
1 4712MQ +
min: 579     avg: 594     median: 597 (4%)     max: 607 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 126     avg: 129.8     median: 130.5 (36%)     max: 132 Points
100%
1 4712MQ +
min: 129     avg: 130.4     median: 130 (36%)     max: 132 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2.45     avg: 2.5     median: 2.5 (3%)     max: 2.53 Points
min: 6.23     avg: 6.4     median: 6.5 (8%)     max: 6.56 Points
7.4 Points (10%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.43     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (34%)     max: 1.47 Points
min: 1.46     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (35%)     max: 1.5 Points
1.6 Points (38%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4898     avg: 5027     median: 5027 (30%)     max: 5156 Points
96%
1 4712MQ +
min: 4698     avg: 4789     median: 4816.5 (29%)     max: 4824 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 8493     avg: 8706     median: 8706 (6%)     max: 8919 Points
206%
1 4712MQ +
min: 16906     avg: 17702     median: 17929 (13%)     max: 18042 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4712MQ +
min: 22408     avg: 22964     median: 23221 (15%)     max: 23263 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4712MQ +
min: 6257     avg: 6349     median: 6380 (8%)     max: 6409 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
673 s (8%)
254%
1 4712MQ +
min: 254     avg: 266.8     median: 265.4 (3%)     max: 282.6 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
15.5 s (3%)
185%
1 4712MQ +
min: 8.22     avg: 8.5     median: 8.4 (2%)     max: 9.157 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2483 Points (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 7982     avg: 10709     median: 10709 (6%)     max: 13436 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3568     avg: 4368     median: 4367.5 (51%)     max: 5167 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
14.1 fps (5%)
256%
1 4712MQ +
min: 34     avg: 35.7     median: 36 (12%)     max: 37 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
83.3 fps (19%)
170%
1 4712MQ +
min: 131     avg: 138.7     median: 142 (33%)     max: 143 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
2.1 fps (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (7%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.4 GB/s (6%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
2.2 GB/s (6%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 1772     avg: 1966     median: 1965.5 (14%)     max: 2159 Seconds
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 3015     avg: 3056     median: 3056 (7%)     max: 3097 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.3 s (2%)
84%
1 4712MQ +
min: 11.08     avg: 11.1     median: 11.1 (2%)     max: 11.11 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
22.4 s (1%)
89%
1 4712MQ +
min: 25.14     avg: 25.3     median: 25.3 (1%)     max: 25.63 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
657 s (3%)
113%
1 4712MQ +
min: 574     avg: 589     median: 581 (3%)     max: 618 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
8123 Points (6%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2942     avg: 3242     median: 3254.5 (8%)     max: 3516 Points
229%
1 4712MQ +
min: 6469     avg: 7376     median: 7443 (18%)     max: 7814 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 25064     avg: 29890     median: 28391 (23%)     max: 36216 Points
139%
1 4712MQ +
min: 36842     avg: 38916     median: 39530 (32%)     max: 40164 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 26981     avg: 31559     median: 31558.5 (26%)     max: 36136 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 35630     avg: 38017     median: 38016.5 (31%)     max: 40403 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2260     avg: 2753     median: 2896 (7%)     max: 2959 Points
206%
1 4712MQ +
min: 5700     avg: 12608     median: 5975 (15%)     max: 39530 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 3308     avg: 3993     median: 4201 (7%)     max: 4261 Points
201%
1 4712MQ +
min: 8052     avg: 8297     median: 8442 (15%)     max: 8458 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1204     avg: 1292     median: 1240 (5%)     max: 1431 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
858 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
1504 Points (5%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3910     avg: 4398     median: 4397.5 (44%)     max: 4885 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6223     avg: 7224     median: 7224 (7%)     max: 8225 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
5614 Points (10%)
202%
1 4712MQ +
11351 Points (20%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
3245 Points (42%)
96%
1 4712MQ +
3114 Points (41%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1281     avg: 1499     median: 1446 (2%)     max: 1822 ms
68%
1 4712MQ +
2138 ms (2%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 4712MQ +
94.3 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 22283     avg: 24377     median: 24631.5 (18%)     max: 25962 Points
63%
1 4712MQ +
15405 Points (11%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8500Y → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4712MQ → 180% n=2

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4950HQ → 204% n=2

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