Intel Core i7-4600U vs Intel Core i7-3630QM

Intel Core i7-4600U $398
Intel Core i7-3630QM
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1168
Socket
PGA 988
iGPU
HD 4400 1100MHz
350 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 4000 1150MHz
290 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 58% faster vs Core i7-3630QM
  • 37% slower vs Core i7-4600U
Core i7-4600U - GB6S 885
x1.58
Core i7-3630QM - GB6S 560
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 13% slower vs Core i7-3630QM
  • 15% faster vs Core i7-4600U
Core i7-4600U - GB6M 1,650
x1
Core i7-3630QM - GB6M 1,905
x1.15
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-3630QM
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-4600U
Core i7-4600U - 25.6GB/s
x1
Core i7-3630QM - 25.6GB/s
x1
  • 67% lower vs Core i7-3630QM
  • 200% higher vs Core i7-4600U
Core i7-4600U - 15W
x1
Core i7-3630QM - 45W
x3
  • 21% faster vs Core i7-3630QM
  • 17% slower vs Core i7-4600U
Core i7-4600U - 350 GFLOPS FP32
x1.21
Core i7-3630QM - 290 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Haswell
Architecture
Ivy Bridge
Family
Core 4th Gen
Family
Core 3rd Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Haswell-ULT
-
Haswell-2C-GT2
Codename
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge-HE-4
Ivy Bridge-4C-GT2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
9/1/2013
Release Date
9/1/2012
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Foundry
Intel
-
Node
22nm
22nm (PCH Die)
Node
22nm
-
Die Size
131 mm²
52 mm² (PCH Die)
Die Size
160 mm²
-
Transistor Count
960 Million
Transistor Count
1.4 Billion
2 Cores
4 Cores
4 Threads
8 Threads
2.1GHz
3.3GHz Boost
2.4GHz
3.4GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
12-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
16GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
15W
TDP
45W
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
105°C Max
PCIe 2.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
HD 4400 1100MHz
160 Shaders
1100MHz
350 GFLOPS FP32
HD 4000 1150MHz
128 Shaders
1150MHz
290 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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