Core i7-4720HQ vs i7-4702MQ
Description
Both models i7-4720HQ and i7-4702MQ are based on Haswell architecture.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4720HQ gets a score of 132.3 k points while the i7-4702MQ gets 145.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4702MQ is 1.1 times faster than the i7-4720HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4720HQ gets a score of 132.3 k points while the i7-4702MQ gets 145.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4702MQ is 1.1 times faster than the i7-4720HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
BGA1364
Socket G3
Cores/Threads
4/8
4 /8
TDP
47 W
37 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
January 2015
May 2013
Mean monothread perf.
40.12k points
36.8k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.35k points
145.15k points
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-4720HQ
i7-4702MQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3.79k
3.45k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
9.64k
8.53k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.34k
3.99k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.76k
3.51k (x0.93)
TOTAL
21.53k
19.47k (x0.9)
Multithread
i7-4720HQ
i7-4702MQ
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
11.93k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
37.71k
42.4k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
18k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.94k
3.6k (x0.6)
TOTAL
71.69k
75.92k (x1.06)
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-4720HQ
i7-4702MQ
Test#1 (Integers)
20.68k
18.98k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
10.28k
9.5k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.87k
4.32k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
3.99k (x0.93)
TOTAL
40.12k
36.8k (x0.92)
Multithread
i7-4720HQ
i7-4702MQ
Test#1 (Integers)
66.84k
74.75k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
42.85k
47.72k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.77k
19.65k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.88k
3.02k (x0.51)
TOTAL
132.35k
145.15k (x1.1)
Performance/W
i7-4720HQ
i7-4702MQ
Test#1 (Integers)
1422 points/W
2020 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
1290 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
357 points/W
531 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
82 points/W
TOTAL
2816 points/W
3923 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4720HQ
i7-4702MQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5745 points/GHz
5932 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2856 points/GHz
2968 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1352 points/GHz
1351 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1191 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
TOTAL
11143 points/GHz
11499 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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