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Intel Core i7-4578U vs Intel Processor U300 vs Intel Core i7-4700MQ

Intel Core i7-4578U

► remove from comparison Intel 4578U

The Intel Core i7-4578U is a LV (low voltage) dual-core processor for large ultrabooks launched in Q3/2014. It is based on the Haswell architecture and is manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyper-Threading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel, leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 3.0 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.5 GHz.

Architecture

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving the performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

The performance of the Core i7-4578U is slightly above the older and somewhat higher clocked Core i7-3540M. However, when using new instruction sets such as AVX2 the performance can be significantly better. Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications.

Graphics

The integrated Iris Graphics 5100 offers 40 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1200 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it significantly faster than the HD Graphics 4000. As a result, the Iris Graphics competes with dedicated lower mid-range graphics cards (e.g. GeForce GT 720M).

Power Consumption

The i7-4578U is rated at a TDP of 28 W including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited for larger, well-cooled ultrabooks.

Intel Processor U300

► remove from comparison Intel U300

The Intel Processor U300 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops of the Raptor Lake-U series. It was announced in early 2023 and offers one performance core (Raptor Cove architecture P-core, similar to Alder Lake) and 4 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading for 6 processing threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1.2 to 4.4 GHz on the performance cluster and 0.9 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The per-clock performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores have access to 8 MB of L3 cache.

Performance

While we have not tested a single system powered by the U300 as of February 2024, its performance should be very similar to the outgoing Alder Lake Pentium 8505, since there is little difference between the two. The average U300 is set to be 10% to 20% behind the Ryzen 3 5300U and the Core i7-1185G7, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned, making the former an entry-level chip as of early 2024.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. Several PCIe 4 lanes (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs) as well as several PCIe 3 lanes are on offer.

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe architecture and offers 48 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.1 GHz.

Power consumption

The U300 has a base power consumption of 15 W, with 55 W being its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption. The CPU is built with a 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7.

Intel Core i7-4700MQ

► remove from comparison Intel 4700MQ

The Intel Core i7-4700MQ is a high-end quad-core processor for laptops. It is based on the Haswell architecture and manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyperthreading, the four cores can handle up to eight threads in parallel leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 2.4 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.2 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.3 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.4 GHz (for 1 active core).

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

The performance of the Core i7-4700MQ is slightly above a similarly clocked Ivy Bridge processor due to the architectural improvements. As a result, overall performance is similar to the Ivy Bridge based Core i7-3740QM.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1150 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than the HD 4000.

The i7-4700MQ is rated at a TDP of 47 W including graphics card, memory controller and VRMs.  Therefore, the CPU is only suited for laptops 15-inches or greater.

ModelIntel Core i7-4578UIntel Processor U300Intel Core i7-4700MQ
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Raptor Lake-UIntel Core i7
CodenameHaswellRaptor Lake-UHaswell
Series: Core i7 Haswell
Intel Core i7-4940MX3.1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4930MX3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4980HQ2.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4910MQ2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4960HQ2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4810MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ2.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4800MQ2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4950HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4860HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4720HQ2.6 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4850HQ2.3 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710HQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710MQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770HQ2.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700MQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4760HQ2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4722HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712HQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712MQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4750HQ2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702HQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702MQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610M3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600M2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4578U « 3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4558U2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600U2.1 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4650U1.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4510U2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4500U1.8 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4550U1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610Y1.7 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1365U1.3 - 5.2 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1355U1.2 - 5 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1345U1.2 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1335U0.9 - 4.6 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1334U0.9 - 4.6 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1315U0.9 - 4.5 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1305U1.2 - 4.5 GHz5 / 6 cores10 MB L3
Intel Processor U300 « 0.9 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4940MX3.1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4930MX3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4980HQ2.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4910MQ2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4960HQ2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4810MQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ2.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4800MQ2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4950HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4860HQ2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4720HQ2.6 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4850HQ2.3 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710HQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710MQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770HQ2.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700MQ « 2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4760HQ2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4722HQ2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712HQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712MQ2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4750HQ2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702HQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702MQ2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610M3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600M2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4578U3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4558U2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600U2.1 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4650U1.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4510U2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4500U1.8 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4550U1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610Y1.7 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock3000 - 3500 MHz900 - 4400 MHz2400 - 3400 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB464 KB256 KB
L2 Cache512 KB3.5 MB1 MB
L3 Cache4 MB8 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 45 / 6
1 x 4.4 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
4 x 3.3 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
4 / 8
TDP28 Watt15 Watt47 Watt
Transistors1300 Million1400 Million
Technology22 nm10 nm22 nm
Die Size181 mm2177 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGABGA1744rPGA
FeaturesIris Graphics 5100 (200 - 1200 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4267/DDR5-5200/LPDDR5-5200/LPDDR5x-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHAHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel Iris Graphics 5100 (200 - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$426 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
TDP Turbo PL255 Watt

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 532     avg: 614     median: 631 (4%)     max: 645 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 124     avg: 132.1     median: 132 (40%)     max: 136 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 5.22     avg: 6.7     median: 6.9 (9%)     max: 7 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 1.27     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (37%)     max: 1.54 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 3573     avg: 4861     median: 4934 (30%)     max: 5031 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 14079     avg: 18337     median: 19019 (14%)     max: 19497 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 19383     avg: 23867     median: 24469 (17%)     max: 24869 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 6281     avg: 6498     median: 6518.5 (8%)     max: 6663 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 237.4     avg: 293.5     median: 271.5 (3%)     max: 450.2 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 7.628     avg: 9.3     median: 8.4 (2%)     max: 14.3 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 3777     avg: 4201     median: 4266 (7%)     max: 4561 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 17.35     avg: 36.5     median: 38.7 (14%)     max: 39.71 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 125.6     avg: 144.9     median: 148 (34%)     max: 152.6 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 0.269     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (0%)     max: 0.343 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 0.461     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (10%)     max: 0.606 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 3     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (10%)     max: 3.8 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 5245     avg: 6537     median: 6872 (15%)     max: 6981 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 10     avg: 11.1     median: 10.8 (2%)     max: 19.63 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 24     avg: 25.6     median: 24.8 (1%)     max: 41.41 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 564     avg: 596     median: 576 (3%)     max: 839 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 90920     avg: 114085     median: 110766 (53%)     max: 145700 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 66380     avg: 78701     median: 81415 (62%)     max: 84121 MFLOPS
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 4700MQ +
7.6 Points (97%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 17838     avg: 22130     median: 22915 (20%)     max: 23868 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 5187     avg: 7208     median: 7360.5 (20%)     max: 8517 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 32842     avg: 41546     median: 42954.5 (35%)     max: 44189 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 36671     avg: 41916     median: 43135 (35%)     max: 43507 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 4683     avg: 6117     median: 6335 (16%)     max: 6642 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 6241     avg: 8602     median: 8906 (16%)     max: 9104 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 12008     avg: 12014     median: 12013.5 (21%)     max: 12019 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 3185     avg: 3234     median: 3233.5 (63%)     max: 3282 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 5128     avg: 7459     median: 7748 (62%)     max: 8901 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 5070     avg: 6903     median: 7323 (66%)     max: 7942 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 12277     avg: 12491     median: 12497 (24%)     max: 12677 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 11008     avg: 11270     median: 11266 (23%)     max: 11428 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 4700MQ +
min: 9754     avg: 10442     median: 10614 (28%)     max: 10740 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 4700MQ +
4184 ms (5%)

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