Intel Core i7-2670QM vs Intel Core i5-4670

Intel Core i7-2670QM
Intel Socket G2 (988B)MOBILE
2200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2011
Intel Core i7-2670QM
Intel Core i5-4670
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
Intel Core i5-4670

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4670
    142%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4670
    153%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4670
    132%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2670QM

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4670

Much higher single threaded performance (around 53% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 32% 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 42% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-4670

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4670

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-4670

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4670

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-2670QMIntel Core i5-4670
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
AVX2
VT-d
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-2670QMIntel Core i5-4670
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketMobilevsDesktop
Memory SupportunknownvsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsHaswell
Release DateOct 2011vsJun 2013

Cores

Intel Core i7-2670QMIntel Core i5-4670
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i7-2670QMIntel Core i5-4670
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-2670QMIntel Core i5-4670
SocketIntel Socket G2 (988B)vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackagerPGAvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size216mm²vs177mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-2670QMIntel Core i5-4670
Cpu Frequency2200 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock3100 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP45 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    3100 points
  • Intel Core i5-4670
    4256 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    10560 points
  • Intel Core i5-4670
    15232 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    8007
  • Intel Core i5-4670
    10517

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    2338
  • Intel Core i5-4670
    3597

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    8615
  • Intel Core i5-4670
    11458

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    2178
  • Intel Core i5-4670
    3321

points - higher is better