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Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4600M can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz

Description: 22nm, 4MB Cache, Intel HD Graphics 4600

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA946

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 37 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4600M CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i7-4600M CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2013

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2506th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
1773rd fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
564th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3229
Single Thread Rating
1875

Samples: 527*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,013
Thread: 1,986

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math11,183 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,646 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,431 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption873.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression46,943 KBytes/Sec
Physics273 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,751 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,875 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,920
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,159
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,342
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,822
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,724
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,727
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,632
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 3,229
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.04
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.17
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 1,875
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2509783 - Mar 26 2025
3244
BL2498465 - Mar 21 2025
3634
BL2497563 - Mar 21 2025
3639
BL2496544 - Mar 21 2025
3574
BL2496339 - Mar 20 2025
3645
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 3,229
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,731 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,498 (-22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 3,767 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,974 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,899 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,812 (-12.9%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,693 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i5-4288U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,660 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-4258U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,630 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,621 (-18.8%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,563 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i7-4500U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,493 (-22.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,353
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,128
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S
 7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,072
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,835
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,172
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,162
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 551


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