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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.
  • 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 i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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


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:
1640th fastest in multithreading out of 5267 CPUs
1236th fastest in single threading out of 5267 CPUs
391st fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
7700
Single Thread Rating
2311

Samples: 28*
*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 Math25,472 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math16,425 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers50 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,051 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,028 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression108,255 KBytes/Sec
Physics860 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,746 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,311 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2025


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 10th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,811
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,032
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,234
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,698
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,629
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,685
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,519
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
 7,700
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.71
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.81
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.13
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 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,045
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,024
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,912
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,642
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,628
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,598
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,406
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
 2,311
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2588056 - Apr 28 2025
7102
BL2444878 - Feb 27 2025
7984
BL2442892 - Feb 26 2025
7205
BL2418753 - Feb 16 2025
7569
BL2307515 - Dec 29 2024
8211
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 10th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
 7,700
Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 6,755 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 6,527 (-15.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 8,045 (+4.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 7,737 (+0.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 7,485 (-2.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 7,079 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 7,012 (-8.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 6,860 (-10.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 6,509 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i7-5700HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 6,019 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 7,172 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ
 6,880 (-10.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,909
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,990
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,134
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,801
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,048
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,779
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,754
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,751
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,743
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,621
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
 6,449
Intel Core i7-5950HQ @ 2.90GHz
 1,043