Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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:
2297th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
1620th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
528th fastest in out of 1413 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3188

Single Thread Rating

1859

Samples: 492*
*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 Math	11,088 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,618 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,431 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	854.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,390 KBytes/Sec
Physics	270 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,714 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,859 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 2024.
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,044
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,530
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,539
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,040
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,892
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,847
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,793
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		3,188

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.69
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.30
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 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,080
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,047
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,686
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,660
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,429
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		1,859

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2137808 - Jul 04 2024		3517
BL2136922 - Jul 03 2024		3059
BL2128640 - Jun 21 2024		3664
BL2122305 - Jun 12 2024		3307
BL2121884 - Jun 12 2024		2522

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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		3,188
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,707 (-15.1%)
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,496 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,975 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,893 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,810 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,695 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-4288U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,635 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i5-4258U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,625 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,588 (-18.8%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,560 (-19.7%)
Intel Core i7-4500U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,487 (-22.0%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,037 (-36.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,083
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,927
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,860
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,696
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,640
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,539
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,420
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,211
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,208
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,187
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,038
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,912
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		1,012

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