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Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4600M 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 i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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


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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 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:
2408th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
1704th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
548th fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3191
Single Thread Rating
1866

Samples: 501*
*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 Math11,086 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,612 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,416 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption856.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression46,407 KBytes/Sec
Physics271 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,712 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,866 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,084
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,416
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,478
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,017
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,835
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,803
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,728
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 3,191
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.25
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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,675
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,612
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,421
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 1,866
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2247625 - Nov 17 2024
3586
BL2244597 - Nov 13 2024
3643
BL2239731 - Nov 08 2024
3593
BL2239027 - Nov 07 2024
2978
BL2238846 - Nov 07 2024
2994
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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 3,191
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,719 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,495 (-21.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 3,783 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,969 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,883 (-9.6%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,805 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,695 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-4288U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,642 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-4258U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,633 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,594 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,561 (-19.7%)
Intel Core i7-4500U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4600M
 2,487 (-22.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,091
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,913
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,823
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,585
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,338
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,262
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,217
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,200
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 5,997
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H
 5,940
Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.90GHz
 547