Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-5950HQ 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1364

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 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 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5950HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1415th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1065th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
331st fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7807

Single Thread Rating

2310

Samples: 23*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,783
Thread: 2,212

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	25,577 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,867 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,969 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,052 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	110,544 KBytes/Sec
Physics	880 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,831 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,310 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 2024.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,993
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,392
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,464
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,013
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,820
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,793
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,720
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		7,807

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.63
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.46
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.24
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,071
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,042
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,673
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,420
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		2,310

Last 3 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2187991 - Sep 06 2024		8142
BL1498957 - Jan 18 2022		7569
BL1329365 - Nov 27 2020		7790

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		7,807
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,813 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,520 (-16.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		8,098 (+3.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,765 (-0.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,504 (-3.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,140 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,065 (-9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,932 (-11.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,535 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i7-5700HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,041 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		7,162 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ		6,906 (-11.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,111
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,234
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,204
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,930
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz		1,057

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