Intel Core i7-4870HQ vs Intel Core i5-3550
Summary
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
120%
Intel Core i5-3550
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
103%
Intel Core i5-3550
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
129%
Intel Core i5-3550
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4870HQ |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 29% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 20% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3550 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4870HQ
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4870HQ
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-4870HQ | | Intel Core i5-3550 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-4870HQ | | Intel Core i5-3550 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Haswell | vs | Intel_IvyBridge |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Crystalwell | vs | Ivy Bridge |
| Release Date | Jul 2014 | vs | Apr 2012 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-4870HQ | | Intel Core i5-3550 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 5200 | vs | Intel HD 2500 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-4870HQ | | Intel Core i5-3550 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-4870HQ | | Intel Core i5-3550 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1364 | vs | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | 100°C | vs | 67°C |
| Package | FC-BGA1364 | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 264mm² | vs | 160mm² |
| Process | 22 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-4870HQ | | Intel Core i5-3550 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2500 MHz | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 47 W | vs | 77 W |
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4144 points
Intel Core i5-3550
3811 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
13440 points
Intel Core i5-3550
13596 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
11754
Intel Core i5-3550
9623
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
3423
Intel Core i5-3550
3306
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
12746
Intel Core i5-3550
10522
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
3181
Intel Core i5-3550
3039
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
6621.5
Intel Core i5-3550
6405
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
5300
Intel Core i5-3550
5191
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
19078.5
Intel Core i5-3550
17762
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
1.61
Intel Core i5-3550
1.56
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
6.8
Intel Core i5-3550
5.81
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
9.91
Intel Core i5-3550
9.99
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
10.56
Intel Core i5-3550
9.98
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
7031
Intel Core i5-3550
3375
MB/s - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
169.97
Intel Core i5-3550
163.8
FPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
39.52
Intel Core i5-3550
32.7
FPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4.2
Intel Core i5-3550
2.7
GB/s
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
0.66
Intel Core i5-3550
0.45
GB/s
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
0.37
Intel Core i5-3550
0.28
GB/s