Core i7-7700HQ: specs and benchmarks

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Aggregated performance score

Core i7-7700HQ
2017
4 cores / 8 threads
4.48

It provides poor benchmark performance at 4.48% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

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Summary

Intel started Core i7-7700HQ sales 3 January 2017 at a recommended price of $378. This is a Kaby Lake-H architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3800 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1440 processor with a TDP of 45 Watt. It supports DDR3, DDR4 memory.

General info

Core i7-7700HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking1231
Place by popularity89
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-H (2017)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378of 305 (Core i7-870)
Current price$1455 (3.8x MSRP)of 17802 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)

Technical specs

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 cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads8
Base clock speed2.8 GHzof 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed3.8 GHzof 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache64K (per core)of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache256K (per core)of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)of 768 (EPYC 7773X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 (Core Ultra 7 165H)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-
Unlocked multiplierNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7700HQ 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M)
SocketFCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattof 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7700HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Speed Shift+
My WiFi+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+
TSX-
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
Flex Memory Access+
SIPP-
Smart Response+
StatusDiscontinued

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-
EDB+
Secure Key+
MPX+
Identity Protection+
SGXYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V+
VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-7700HQ's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBof 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sof 460.8 (EPYC 9654)
ECC memory support-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-7700HQ.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB
Quick Sync Video+
Clear Video+
Clear Video HD+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz
InTru 3D+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-7700HQ's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported3
eDP+
DisplayPort+
HDMI+
DVI+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-7700HQ's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-7700HQ's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12
OpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 9654)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-7700HQ. 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.

i7-7700HQ 4.48

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-7700HQ 6921

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-7700HQ 1147

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-7700HQ 3575

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-7700HQ 5910

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-7700HQ 22152

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-7700HQ 7686

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-7700HQ 8

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-7700HQ 734

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-7700HQ 159

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-7700HQ 1.81

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700HQ 4.1

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700HQ 4542

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700HQ 168

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700HQ 46

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-7700HQ 3675

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-7700HQ 13937

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-7700HQ 11263

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

i7-7700HQ 9510

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

i7-7700HQ 14010

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

i7-7700HQ 4453

Gaming performance

Relative performance

Overall Core i7-7700HQ performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.


Ryzen 5 3500U 100.45
Ryzen 7 3780U 100.45
Core i5-8305G 100.45
Core i7-7700HQ 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-7700HQ is Ryzen 5 3500U, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 7 positions in our ranking.

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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-7700HQ:

Ryzen 5 3500U 100.45
Ryzen 7 3780U 100.45
Core i7-7700HQ 100

Similar processors

Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

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Recommended GPUs

People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i7-7700HQ, according to our PC configuration statistics.

These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i7-7700HQ in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 20397 configurations based on Core i7-7700HQ in our database.

RTX 4090 GeForce RTX 4090
0.4% (80/20397)
RTX 4070 Ti GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
0.04% (8/20397)
RX 7900 XTX Radeon RX 7900 XTX
0.005% (1/20397)
RTX 3090 Ti GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
0.1% (24/20397)
RX 6950 XT Radeon RX 6950 XT
0.005% (1/20397)
RTX 3080 Ti GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
0.2% (43/20397)
RTX 4070 GeForce RTX 4070
0.04% (8/20397)
RX 6900 XT Radeon RX 6900 XT
0.02% (5/20397)
RTX 3090 GeForce RTX 3090
0.09% (19/20397)
RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080
0.02% (5/20397)

User Ratings

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