Intel Core i7-4870HQ Full Specifications

High-end Laptop processor released in 2014 with 4 cores and 8 threads. With base clock at 3.7GHz, max speed at 3.7GHz, and a 47W power rating. Core i7-4870HQ is based on the Haswell 22nm family and part of the Core i7 series.
Price 30.2%
Speed 45%
Productivity 34%
Gaming 73%

The Intel Core i7-4870HQ is a Laptop processor with 4 cores, launched in 2014. It is part of the Core i7 lineup, using the Haswell architecture with Socket FCBGA1364. The core-count is effectively doubled, to 8 threads. Core i7-4870HQ has 8MB of L3 cache and operates at 3.7 GHz by default, but can boost up to 3.7 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is building the Core i7-4870HQ on a 22 nm production process. Intel's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface.

Intel Core i7-4870HQ General

Series Intel Core i7
Type Laptop
Achitecture codename Haswell
Release date on July 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $434
Place in performance rating 376
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Compatibility

Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe revision 3
Socket FCBGA1364

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Benchmarks

Hyper-Threading +
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 256K (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB (shared)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost 2.0

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Memory Specifications

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Technical Specs

64 bit support +
Die size 264 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 1700 Million

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Integrated Graphics

Clear Video HD +
DirectX 11.2 / 12
DisplayPort +
FDI +
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
HDMI +
InTru 3D +
Integrated graphics Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 (200 - 1200 MHz)
Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz
Max video memory 2 GB
Number of displays supported 3
OpenGL 4.3
Quick Sync +
eDP +

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Security Technologies

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 5.8 Mh/s
EDB +
Identity Protection +
Secure Key +
TXT +

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Technologies and Extensions

AES-NI +
AVX +
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) +
Idle States +
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
TSX +
Thermal Monitoring +
vPro +

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Virtualization Technologies

AMD-V +
EPT +
VT-d +
VT-x +

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Other

VGA +
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