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Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-4700HQ. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i3-1215U
Intel Core i3-1215U
Released
Q3/2013
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-4700HQ
Intel Core i7-4700HQ

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-1215U or Intel Core i7-4700HQ? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-1215U has a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. 6 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7-4700HQ has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 47 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 23% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 47 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-1215U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    296 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    480 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    997 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 50% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4700HQ CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    491 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    383 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    689 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    525 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    860 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    832 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    944 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    380 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    344 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    545 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    302 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    183 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    681 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1200P/1200U left arrow Intel Core i 4000M/4000H
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 4
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Frequency
    1.20 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    64 left arrow 20
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 7.5
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-4700HQ and Intel Core i3-1215U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-1215U and Intel Core i7-4700HQ to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 47 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    55 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-1215U and Intel Core i3-1215U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    4.50 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    10.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake U left arrow Haswell H
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow BGA 1168
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q3/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-1215U and Intel Core i7-4700HQ.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
1091
Intel Core i3-1215U
384
Intel Core i7-4700HQ

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