Intel Core i7-4870HQ

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Benchmark and Specs

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Processor benchmark, specs and release date - 2 GHz 4 core Intel 4th Generation Core i7 BGA 1364 CPU rating. Is the Core i7-4870HQ good for gaming?

Benchmark Score

2,285
Average score from 1 sample
High uncertainty
Performance
Average
Ranking
666th of 1,089
Popularity
552nd of 1,089
Samples
1 benchmarks

CPU benchmarks

Here are the performance results of this CPU in both the hardwareDB Benchmark and other benchmark utilities. Synthetic tests are an estimation of real-world performance using consistent and repeatable benchmarks.

Overall

Average

2,285

Gaming

Good

3,638

Multitasking

Average

1,884

Heavy Workloads

Average

1,806

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Alternative benchmarks

Here are some benchmark results using alternative testing software

Blender

Blender

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

57
Geekbench 5 (multi)

Geekbench 5 (multi)

Multi threaded benchmark

2,877
Geekbench 5 (single)

Geekbench 5 (single)

Single threaded benchmark

870
Geekbench 6 (multi)

Geekbench 6 (multi)

Multi threaded benchmark

3,685
Geekbench 6 (single)

Geekbench 6 (single)

Single threaded benchmark

1,136

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CPU Comparison

The Intel Core i7-4870HQ compared against popular alternatives. Compare against more CPUs with our CPU Comparison Tool.

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2,458 points
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2,369 points
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2,331 points
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2,289 points
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
2,285 points
Intel Core i5-4570
2,177 points
Intel Core i7-3610QM
1,810 points

Specifications

Clock Speed 2.5 GHz
Turbo Speed 3.7 GHz
Cores 4
Threads 8
PCIe Lanes 16
Socket BGA 1364
Family 4th Generation Core i7
Memory Type DDR3-1333
Memory Channels 2
Max Memory 32 GiB
Release Date 2014-08-01
Supports ECC Memory No
TDP 47 W

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Intel Core i7-4870HQ

The Core i7-4870HQ is a 4 core CPU from Intel released in 2014. This chip has an average overall score with 2285 points in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is a good processor for gaming, with a score of 3638 points. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the Core i7-4870HQ scores 1884 points and 1806 points respectively. Indeed, this is an average rating for very heavy workloads.

The Core i7-4870HQ has 4 cores and 8 threads. This CPU makes use of simultaneous multithreading technology to improve performance on parallel tasks. Each physical CPU core is divided into multiple logical processors. This Intel CPU has a clock speed of 2.5 GHz and a turbo speed of 3.7 GHz : a higher clock speed that can be reached when thermals and power delivery allow.

As for memory, the Core i7-4870HQ makes use of DDR3-1333 memory. The faster the memory, the better. Faster memory means that the CPU doesn't have to wait to get the data it needs. It can accommodate a maximum of 32 GiB of memory. Furthermore, this chip can handle up to 2 channels of RAM, a multichannel memory architecture allows for higher data transfer between the CPU and the memory. However, to take advantage of this, you must have enough memory slots filled. Error correcting memory is not supported on this processor.

It has a total of 16 PCIe lanes.

Power and thermals for the Intel Core i7-4870HQ CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 47 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's a good estimate.

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