Intel Core i5-3550S vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ

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Intel Core i5-3550S

The Intel Core i5-3550S operates with 4 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at 3.70 GHz base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 65 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1155 CPU socket. This version includes 6.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1333DDR3-1600 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Ivy Bridge S Architecture is enhanced with 22 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q2/2012

Intel Core i7-4860HQ

The Intel Core i7-4860HQ operates with 4 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at 3.60 GHz base No turbo all cores while the TDP is set at 47 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 1364 CPU socket. This version includes 6.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 100 °C degrees C. In particular, Haswell H Architecture is enhanced with 22 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q1/2014

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3.00 GHz	Frequency	2.40 GHz
4	Cores	4
3.70 GHz	Turbo (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
--	Turbo (All Cores)	No turbo
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking	No
normal	Core Architecture	normal
Intel HD Graphics 2500	GPU	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.20 GHz
22 nm	Technology	22 nm
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.20 GHz
11.0	DirectX Version	11.1
3	Max. displays	3
DDR3-1333DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
2	Memory channels	2
	Max memory
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
22 nm	Technology	22 nm
LGA 1155	Socket	BGA 1364
65 W	TDP	47 W
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Q2/2012	Release date	Q1/2014
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-3550S (0%)

Intel Core i7-4860HQ 768 (36%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-3550S (0%)

Intel Core i7-4860HQ 2,925 (8%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.

Intel Core i5-3550S 111 (1%)

Intel Core i7-4860HQ 769 (7%)

Electric Usage Estimate

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Electric Usage Estimate

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Intel Core i5-3550S		Intel Core i7-4860HQ
65 W	Max TDP	47 W
NA	Power consumption per day (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per day	NA
NA	Power consumption per year (kWh)	NA
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