Intel Core i7-4700EQ: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-4700EQ provides poor benchmark performance at 3.41% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Core i7-4700EQ sales 27 May 2013. This is a Crystalwell architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 22 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3400 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA1364 processor with a TDP of 47 Watt and a maximum temperature of 100 °C. It supports DDR3 memory.
Primary details
Core i7-4700EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Place in the ranking | 1552 | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Market segment | Laptop | |
Power efficiency | 6.87 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
Architecture codename | Crystalwell (2013−2014) | |
Release date | 27 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
Threads | 8 | |
Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
Die size | 177 mm2 | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
Number of transistors | 1,400 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
64 bit support | + | |
Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4700EQ compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
Socket | Intel BGA1364 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4700EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | |
AVX | + | |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
TSX | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-4700EQ's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-4700EQ.
Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 4600 |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-4700EQ. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-4700EQ is Ryzen 3 2300U, which is faster by 2% and higher by 24 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
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