Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4960HQ outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4960HQ is 546 days older than Core i7-5500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4960HQ
- Performs up to 5% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-5500U - 193 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i7-4960HQ - 15 vs 47 Watts
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Core i7-4960HQ
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4960HQ | vs | Intel Core i7-5500U |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Crystal Well | Codename | Broadwell |
| Intel BGA 1364 | Socket | Intel BGA 1168 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 47 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 5200 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 5500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
