Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4720HQ can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1364

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 47 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1875th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
1821st fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
451st fastest in out of 1464 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5730

Single Thread Rating

1856

Samples: 4919*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,958
Thread: 1,896

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	21,071 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,682 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,764 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,609 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	85,733 KBytes/Sec
Physics	417 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,985 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,856 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,897
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,139
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,318
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,800
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,703
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,724
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,613
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz		5,730

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.99
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.11
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,033
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,924
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,657
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,639
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz		1,856

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2554313 - Apr 14 2025		6539
BL2553351 - Apr 14 2025		4979
BL2553315 - Apr 14 2025		4979
BL2552660 - Apr 14 2025		1405
BL2550265 - Apr 12 2025		4073

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz		5,730
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		7,101 (+23.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		6,878 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		6,783 (+18.4%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		6,525 (+13.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		6,514 (+13.7%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		6,510 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		6,303 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		6,242 (+8.9%)
Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		6,068 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i7-4770HQ @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		6,065 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i7-5700HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		6,011 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ		5,782 (+0.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,702
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,104
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,070
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,801
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,799
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,559
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,181
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz		605

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