i5-9300H vs i7-4860EQ
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-9300H outperforms Core i7-4860EQ by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1836 | 1559 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 57 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.51 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 2.83 | 3.98 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Crystalwell (2013−2014) | Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 20 February 2014 (12 years ago) | 23 April 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $250 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-4860EQ and Core i5-9300H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 32 | 24 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 264 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4860EQ and Core i5-9300H compatibility with other computer components: 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Intel BGA1364 | FCBGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Core i5-9300H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-4860EQ and Core i5-9300H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Core i5-9300H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Core i5-9300H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 45.741 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 5200 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4860EQ and Core i5-9300H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Core i5-9300H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Core i5-9300H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Core i5-9300H.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.15 | 4.24 |
| Recency | 20 February 2014 | 23 April 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 45 Watt |
i5-9300H has a 35% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 57% more advanced lithography process, and 4% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i5-9300H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-4860EQ in performance tests.
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