Intel Core i7-4960HQ vs Intel Core i7-3537U

Intel Core i7-4960HQ $657
Intel Core i7-3537U
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
2GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1364
Socket
BGA 1023
iGPU
Iris Pro 5200 1300MHz
830 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 4000 1200MHz
310 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 2.43x faster vs Core i7-3537U
  • 59% slower vs Core i7-4960HQ
Core i7-4960HQ - GB6S 1,165
x2.43
Core i7-3537U - GB6S 480
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 4.04x faster vs Core i7-3537U
  • 75% slower vs Core i7-4960HQ
Core i7-4960HQ - GB6M 3,860
x4.04
Core i7-3537U - GB6M 955
x1
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-3537U
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-4960HQ
Core i7-4960HQ - 25.6GB/s
x1
Core i7-3537U - 25.6GB/s
x1
  • 176% higher vs Core i7-3537U
  • 64% lower vs Core i7-4960HQ
Core i7-4960HQ - 47W
x2.76
Core i7-3537U - 17W
x1
  • 2.68x faster vs Core i7-3537U
  • 63% slower vs Core i7-4960HQ
Core i7-4960HQ - 830 GFLOPS FP32
x2.68
Core i7-3537U - 310 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
Crystalwell
-
-
Codename
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge-H-2
Ivy Bridge-2C-GT2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
9/1/2013
Release Date
1/1/2013
Foundry
Intel
Intel (eDRAM Die)
Foundry
Intel
-
Node
22nm
22nm (eDRAM Die)
Node
22nm
-
Die Size
260 mm²
77 mm² (eDRAM Die)
Die Size
118 mm²
-
Transistor Count
1.7 Billion
Transistor Count
945 Million
4 Cores
2 Cores
8 Threads
4 Threads
2.6GHz
3.8GHz Boost
2GHz
3.1GHz 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
12-way set associative
L4
128MB Shared
-
-
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
32GB
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
47W
TDP
17W
-
-
Temp
105°C Max
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
Iris Pro 5200 1300MHz
320 Shaders
1300MHz
830 GFLOPS FP32
HD 4000 1200MHz
128 Shaders
1200MHz
310 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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