Intel Core i7-4960HQ: specs and benchmarks

General info
Technical specs
Technologies
Memory
Integrated video card
Benchmarks
Gaming
AMD equivalent
User rating
Advices and comments
Summary
Intel started Intel Core i7-4960HQ sales 1 September 2013 at a recommended price of $657. This is Crystal Well 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 3800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1364 processor with a TDP of 47 Watt and a maximum temperature of 100 °C. It supports DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 8.09 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.
General info
Of Core i7-4960HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Value for money (0-100)
0.28
Type
Laptop
Series
Intel Core i7
Architecture codename
Crystal Well
Release date
1 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)
$657
Technical specs
Core i7-4960HQ's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i7-4960HQ's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Number of cores
4
Number of threads
8
Die size
264 mm2
64 bit support
+
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4960HQ compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Socket
FCBGA1364
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4960HQ. 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
+
TSX
+
Idle States
+
Thermal Monitoring
+
FDI
+
Security technologies
Core i7-4960HQ 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 i7-4960HQ are enumerated here.
AMD-V
+
VT-d
+
VT-x
+
EPT
+
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-4960HQ.
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i7-4960HQ.
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 i7-4960HQ's integrated GPU.
Number of displays supported
3
eDP
+
DisplayPort
+
HDMI
+
VGA
+
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4960HQ'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 i7-4960HQ's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX
11.2/12
OpenGL
4.3
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of Core i7-4960HQ's supported peripherals.
PCIe revision
3
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i7-4960HQ. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
8.09
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
632
Passmark
7177
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i7-4960HQ is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i7-4960HQ performance compared to nearest competitors. All CPU types participate.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-4960HQ from AMD is Ryzen 5 3500U, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.