Intel Core i7-4600M: specs and benchmarks

General info
Technical specs
Technologies
Memory
Integrated video card
Benchmarks
Mining
Gaming
AMD equivalent
User rating
Advices and comments
Summary
Intel started Intel Core i7-4600M sales 1 September 2013 at a recommended price of $346. This is Haswell architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 22 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3600 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCPGA946 processor with a TDP of 37 Watt and a maximum temperature of 100 °C. It supports DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 3.61 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.
General info
Of Core i7-4600M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Value for money (0-100)
0.35
Type
Laptop
Series
Intel Core i7
Architecture codename
Haswell
Release date
1 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)
$346
Technical specs
Core i7-4600M's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i7-4600M's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Number of cores
2
Number of threads
4
Die size
118 mm2
64 bit support
+
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4600M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Socket
FCPGA946
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4600M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI
+
AVX
+
vPro
+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)
+
Turbo Boost
2.0
Hyper-Threading
+
Thermal Monitoring
+
FDI
+
Security technologies
Core i7-4600M technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT
+
EDB
+
Secure Key
+
Identity Protection
+
Anti-Theft
+
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4600M are enumerated here.
AMD-V
+
VT-d
+
VT-x
+
EPT
+
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-4600M.
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i7-4600M.
Max video memory
2 GB
Quick Sync
+
Clear Video HD
+
Graphics max frequency
1.3 GHz
InTru 3D
+
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4600M's integrated GPU.
Number of displays supported
3
eDP
+
DisplayPort
+
HDMI
+
VGA
+
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4600M's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4
3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort
3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA
2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-4600M's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX
11.2/12
OpenGL
4.3
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of Core i7-4600M's supported peripherals.
PCIe revision
3
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i7-4600M. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
3.61
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
1.5
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
3
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
132
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
310
Passmark
3205
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i7-4600M. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
2.2 Mh/s
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i7-4600M is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i7-4600M performance compared to nearest competitors. All CPU types participate.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-4600M from AMD is Athlon Silver 3050U, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.