i7-6870HQ vs i5-4570T

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1898not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency5.50no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)2 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$222$434

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data27
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4096 KB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP+-
Smart Responseno data+
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Max video memory2 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1 GHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ.

PCIe versionUp to 3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.84 4.77
Recency 2 June 2013 2 January 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

i5-4570T has 28.6% lower power consumption.

i7-6870HQ, on the other hand, has 159.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-4570T and Core i7-6870HQ. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-4570T is a desktop processor while Core i7-6870HQ is a notebook one.


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