Intel Core i7-6498DU vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ

Intel Core i7-6498DU $393
Intel Core i7-4720HQ $378
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1356
Socket
BGA 1364
iGPU
HD 510 1050MHz
200 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 4600 1200MHz
380 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 2% slower vs Core i7-4720HQ
  • 2% faster vs Core i7-6498DU
Core i7-6498DU - GB6S 1,000
x1
Core i7-4720HQ - GB6S 1,025
x1.02

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 33% slower vs Core i7-4720HQ
  • 50% faster vs Core i7-6498DU
Core i7-6498DU - GB6M 2,050
x1
Core i7-4720HQ - GB6M 3,070
x1.5
  • 33% faster vs Core i7-4720HQ
  • 25% slower vs Core i7-6498DU
Core i7-6498DU - 34.1GB/s
x1.33
Core i7-4720HQ - 25.6GB/s
x1
  • 68% lower vs Core i7-4720HQ
  • 213% higher vs Core i7-6498DU
Core i7-6498DU - 15W
x1
Core i7-4720HQ - 47W
x3.13
  • 47% slower vs Core i7-4720HQ
  • 90% faster vs Core i7-6498DU
Core i7-6498DU - 200 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Core i7-4720HQ - 380 GFLOPS FP32
x1.9
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Skylake
Architecture
Haswell
Family
Core 6th Gen
Family
Core 4th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Skylake-U
Skylake-2C-GT2
Codename
Haswell-H
Haswell-4C-GT2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
9/1/2015
Release Date
1/1/2015
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Foundry
Intel
-
Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
Node
22nm
-
Die Size
102 mm²
50 mm² (PCH Die)
Die Size
177 mm²
-
Transistor Count
1.8 Billion
Transistor Count
1.4 Billion
2 Cores
4 Cores
4 Threads
8 Threads
2.5GHz
3.1GHz Boost
2.6GHz
3.6GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
OPI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
4GT/s
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2GB/s
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bi-directional
4GB/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
4-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
64GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1067MHz
Transfer Rate
2133MT/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
17.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
15W
8W cTDP Down
25W cTDP Up
TDP
47W
-
-
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
PCIe 3.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
HD 510 1050MHz
96 Shaders
1050MHz
200 GFLOPS FP32
HD 4600 1200MHz
160 Shaders
1200MHz
380 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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