Turion II M500 vs i7-4722HQ
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-4722HQ outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 557% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1518 | 2843 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 9.04 | 1.45 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 1 January 2015 (9 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $378 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1400 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1364 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | no data |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3840x2160@30Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 2880x1800@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500.
| PCIe version | 3 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.55 | 0.54 |
| Recency | 1 January 2015 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 35 Watt |
i7-4722HQ has a 557.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Turion II M500, on the other hand, has 5.7% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-4722HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4722HQ and Turion II M500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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