Intel Core i7-4720HQ vs Intel Core i7-5550U

Intel Core i7-4720HQ $378
Intel Core i7-5550U $426
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
2GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1364
Socket
BGA 1168
iGPU
HD 4600 1200MHz
380 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 6000 1000MHz
770 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 14% faster vs Core i7-5550U
  • 12% slower vs Core i7-4720HQ
Core i7-4720HQ - GB6S 1,025
x1.14
Core i7-5550U - GB6S 900
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 78% faster vs Core i7-5550U
  • 44% slower vs Core i7-4720HQ
Core i7-4720HQ - GB6M 3,070
x1.78
Core i7-5550U - GB6M 1,720
x1
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-5550U
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-4720HQ
Core i7-4720HQ - 25.6GB/s
x1
Core i7-5550U - 25.6GB/s
x1
  • 213% higher vs Core i7-5550U
  • 68% lower vs Core i7-4720HQ
Core i7-4720HQ - 47W
x3.13
Core i7-5550U - 15W
x1
  • 51% slower vs Core i7-5550U
  • 2.03x faster vs Core i7-4720HQ
Core i7-4720HQ - 380 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Core i7-5550U - 770 GFLOPS FP32
x2.03
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Haswell
Architecture
Broadwell
Family
Core 4th Gen
Family
Core 5th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Haswell-H
Haswell-4C-GT2
Codename
Broadwell-U
Broadwell-2C-GT3
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/1/2015
Release Date
1/1/2015
Foundry
Intel
-
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Node
22nm
-
Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
Die Size
177 mm²
-
Die Size
133 mm²
52 mm² (PCH Die)
Transistor Count
1.4 Billion
Transistor Count
1.9 Billion
4 Cores
2 Cores
8 Threads
4 Threads
2.6GHz
3.6GHz Boost
2GHz
3GHz 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
6MB Shared
12-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
32GB
Max Memory
16GB
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
47W
TDP
15W
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
105°C Max
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x12 Lanes
HD 4600 1200MHz
160 Shaders
1200MHz
380 GFLOPS FP32
HD 6000 1000MHz
384 Shaders
1000MHz
770 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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