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Intel Core i5-4200M vs Intel Core i7-4950HQ. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2013
Intel Core i5-4200M
Intel Core i5-4200M
Released
Q3/2013
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-4950HQ
Intel Core i7-4950HQ

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-4200M or Intel Core i7-4950HQ? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-4200M has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 37 W. Released in Q4/2013.

Intel Core i7-4950HQ has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 47 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1161 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    37 W left arrow 47 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-4200M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    743 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    739 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    820 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1126 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    998 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    509 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    557 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    212 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    440 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    259 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    942 place
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4950HQ CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    390 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
Intel Core i7-4950HQ Intel Core i7-4950HQ
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000M/4000H left arrow Intel Core i 4000M/4000H
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.

  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.10 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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 HD Graphics 4600 left arrow Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 0.20 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow 40
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 320
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 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)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-4950HQ and Intel Core i5-4200M. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-4200M and Intel Core i7-4950HQ to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    37 W left arrow 47 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-4200M and Intel Core i5-4200M, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell H left arrow Haswell H
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    PGA 946 left arrow BGA 1364
  • Release date
    Q4/2013 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 i5-4200M and Intel Core i7-4950HQ.

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
368
Intel Core i5-4200M
832
Intel Core i7-4950HQ

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