Intel Core i7-9850HL vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Core i7-9850HL vs Core i7-4900MQ comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4900MQ performs better than the Core i7-9850HL. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9850HL in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-9850HL has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the Core i7-4900MQ has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4900MQ. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-4900MQ has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i7-9850HL. Despite this, the Core i7-9850HL has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-9850HL CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4900MQ CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-9850HL has more L2 cache than the Core i7-4900MQ. The Core i7-9850HL also has slightly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-9850HL has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.