i7-7700HQ vs i7-5850EQ

Core i7-5500U Core i7-5550U Core i7-5557U Core i7-5600U Core i7-5650U Core i7-5850EQ
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Core i5-7300HQ Core i5-7440HQ Core i7-7700HQ Core i7-7820HK Core i7-7820HQ Core i7-7920HQ

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-5850EQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
4.43
+1.8%
Core i7-7700HQ
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.35

Core i7-5850EQ outperforms Core i7-7700HQ by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

i7-5850EQ i7-5850EQ
i7-7700HQ i7-7700HQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13371362
Place by popularitynot in top-10077
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i7
Power efficiency8.929.15
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Kaby Lake-H (2017)
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$378

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier2728
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-5850EQ 4.43
+1.8%
i7-7700HQ 4.35

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-5850EQ 7036
+1.9%
i7-7700HQ 6907

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.43 4.35
Recency 2 June 2015 3 January 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 45 Watt

i7-5850EQ has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score.

i7-7700HQ, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 4.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-7700HQ, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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