Intel Core i7-4860HQ vs Intel Core i7-5600U

Intel Core i7-4860HQ $434
Intel Core i7-5600U $393
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1364
Socket
BGA 1168
iGPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
770 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 5500 950MHz
370 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 20% faster vs Core i7-5600U
  • 17% slower vs Core i7-4860HQ
Core i7-4860HQ - GB6S 1,100
x1.2
Core i7-5600U - GB6S 915
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 2.05x faster vs Core i7-5600U
  • 51% slower vs Core i7-4860HQ
Core i7-4860HQ - GB6M 3,550
x2.05
Core i7-5600U - GB6M 1,735
x1
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-5600U
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-4860HQ
Core i7-4860HQ - 25.6GB/s
x1
Core i7-5600U - 25.6GB/s
x1
  • 213% higher vs Core i7-5600U
  • 68% lower vs Core i7-4860HQ
Core i7-4860HQ - 47W
x3.13
Core i7-5600U - 15W
x1
  • 2.08x faster vs Core i7-5600U
  • 52% slower vs Core i7-4860HQ
Core i7-4860HQ - 770 GFLOPS FP32
x2.08
Core i7-5600U - 370 GFLOPS FP32
x1
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
Crystalwell
-
Codename
Broadwell-U
Broadwell-2C-GT2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
2/1/2014
Release Date
1/1/2015
Foundry
Intel
Intel (eDRAM Die)
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Node
22nm
22nm (eDRAM Die)
Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
Die Size
260 mm²
77 mm² (eDRAM Die)
Die Size
82 mm²
52 mm² (PCH Die)
Transistor Count
1.7 Billion
Transistor Count
1.3 Billion
4 Cores
2 Cores
8 Threads
4 Threads
2.4GHz
3.6GHz Boost
2.6GHz
3.2GHz 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
L4
128MB Shared
-
-
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
105°C Max
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x12 Lanes
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
1200MHz
770 GFLOPS FP32
HD 5500 950MHz
192 Shaders
950MHz
370 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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