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Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4720HQ 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 i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1364

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 47 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1850th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
1797th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
442nd fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5738
Single Thread Rating
1859

Samples: 4908*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,958
Thread: 1,896

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math21,113 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,700 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11,782 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,611 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression85,839 KBytes/Sec
Physics417 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions4,989 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,859 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th 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 31st of March 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 i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz
 5,738
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 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 i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz
 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 31st of March 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 i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz
 1,859
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2503621 - Mar 24 2025
6185
BL2493943 - Mar 19 2025
5552
BL2485907 - Mar 16 2025
6651
BL2485890 - Mar 16 2025
6651
BL2485842 - Mar 16 2025
6703
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz
 5,738
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 7,107 (+23.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 6,880 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 6,780 (+18.2%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 6,523 (+13.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 6,514 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 6,508 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 6,300 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i7-4860HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 6,242 (+8.8%)
Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 6,068 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i7-4770HQ @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 6,065 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i7-5700HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 6,013 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ
 5,789 (+0.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 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 i7-4720HQ @ 2.60GHz
 605