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Intel Core i7-4710MQ vs Intel Core i3-6300. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i7-4710MQ
Intel Core i7-4710MQ
Released
Q3/2015
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-6300
Intel Core i3-6300

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4710MQ or Intel Core i3-6300? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-4710MQ has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 47 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Intel Core i3-6300 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 51 W. Released in Q3/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1416 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    47 W left arrow 51 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4710MQ CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    599 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    468 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    768 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1382 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1011 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    959 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 34% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-6300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    385 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    618 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    919 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    755 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    212 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    431 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    187 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    426 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    780 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4710MQ Intel Core i7-4710MQ
Intel Core i3-6300 Intel Core i3-6300
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000M/4000H left arrow Intel Core i 6000
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i3-7300
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 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • 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 HD Graphics 530
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q3/2015
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-6300 and Intel Core i7-4710MQ. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3-1600DDR4-2133
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 i7-4710MQ and Intel Core i3-6300 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    47 W left arrow 51 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4710MQ and Intel Core i7-4710MQ, 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
    6.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell H left arrow Skylake S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    PGA 946 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q3/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4710MQ and Intel Core i3-6300.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
134
Intel Core i7-4710MQ
156
Intel Core i3-6300
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
646
Intel Core i7-4710MQ
403
Intel Core i3-6300
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
368
Intel Core i7-4710MQ
442
Intel Core i3-6300

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