Intel Core i7-7660U vs Intel Intel Core i7-4960HQ

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,115

Rank #778

vs
5,505

Rank #474

5,115
5,505

Intel Core i7-4960HQ wins by 7.1% (Rank #778 vs #474)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,471

Rank #575

vs
5,703

Rank #414

5,471
5,703

Intel Core i7-4960HQ wins by 4.1% (Rank #575 vs #414)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,580

Rank #1,116

vs
5,208

Rank #508

4,580
5,208

Intel Core i7-4960HQ wins by 12.1% (Rank #1116 vs #508)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,579

Rank #1,032

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,552

Rank #1,047

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,625

Rank #896

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7660U Intel Core i7-4960HQ Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
4
8
-50%
Base Frequency
2,500 MHz
2,600 MHz
-3.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
3,800 MHz
+5%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,600 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,400 MHz
Clock Multiplier
25x
26x
-3.8%
L1 Cache
128 KB
--
L2 Cache
1 MiB
1 MiB
-50%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
6 MiB
-33.3%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
32 GB
32 GB
0%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
47 W
68.1% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-7660U Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core Core
Series i7-7600 --
Model Number i7-7660U i7-4960HQ
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake Haswell
Core Name Kaby Lake U --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 142 --
Package FCBGA-1356 FCBGA-1364
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 --
ECC Support No --
Market Segment Mobile Mobile
Release Price $415.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Intel

Family

Core i7-7660U
Core
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Core

Series

Core i7-7660U
i7-7600
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Model Number

Core i7-7660U
i7-7660U
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
i7-4960HQ

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7660U
Kaby Lake
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Haswell

Core Name

Core i7-7660U
Kaby Lake U
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Core Family

Core i7-7660U
6
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Core Model

Core i7-7660U
142
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Package

Core i7-7660U
FCBGA-1356
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
FCBGA-1364

Memory Type

Core i7-7660U
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

ECC Support

Core i7-7660U
No
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Market Segment

Core i7-7660U
Mobile
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Mobile

Release Price

Core i7-7660U
$415.00
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7660U
Yes
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7660U Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-7660U
14 nm
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
22 nm

Manufacturer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Intel

Technology

Core i7-7660U
CMOS
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Word Size

Core i7-7660U
64-bit
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7660U
x86-64 (x86)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7660U Intel Core i7-4960HQ
GPU Iris Plus Graphics 640 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution Units 48 --

GPU

Core i7-7660U
Iris Plus Graphics 640
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200

GPU Designer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7660U
1100 MHz
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
1300 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-7660U
48
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7660U Intel Core i7-4960HQ
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SBA
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64