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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 2115

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

3174

Single Thread Rating: 1855
Samples: 477*
*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	11,080 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,603 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,453 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	847.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,244 KBytes/Sec
Physics	270 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,703 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,855 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Lenovo ThinkPad T540p 20BE003NUS 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)	$579.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Latitude E6440 - Ultrabook - Core I7 4600M / 2.9 Ghz - Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit - 8 Gb Ram - 500 Gb Hybrid Drive - 14" 1600 X 900 (Hd+)"Product Type: Systems/Notebooks"	$900.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,137
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,758
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,670
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,408
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,020
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,940
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,898
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		3,174

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.55
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.03
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.40
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 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,099
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,056
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,701
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,678
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,454
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,448
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		1,855

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1963952 - Dec 06 2023		2642
BL1949761 - Nov 19 2023		3621
BL1937151 - Nov 01 2023		3593
BL1930632 - Oct 23 2023		2701
BL1909860 - Sep 23 2023		3601

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 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		3,174
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,702 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,499 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,882 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,808 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,696 (-15.0%)
Intel Core i5-4288U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,654 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,585 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i5-4258U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,582 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,553 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i7-4500U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		2,482 (-21.8%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i7-4600M		1,992 (-37.2%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M		3,454 (+8.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,095
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,929
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,659
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,560
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,274
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,192
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,991
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,866
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,851
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,715
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,705
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz		1,011

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