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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
Instruction Sets
About This Product
The Intel Core i7-4860HQ is a 4th generation mobile processor with 4 cores and 8 threads, operating at a base clock of 2.4 GHz and a boost clock of 3.6 GHz. Its Crystal Well microarchitecture includes integrated Iris Pro Graphics 5200, offering better graphics performance than standard Intel HD Graphics of its generation. This CPU is suitable for general productivity and light content creation tasks in older laptops, but its performance is significantly outmatched by modern processors.
Verdict
“Consider for upgrading specific older laptops, but not for new builds.”
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Large Sample Pool
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
TEKKEN 7
Mixed player settings
46 FPS
Playable
Mortal Kombat 1
Mixed player settings
36 FPS
Playable
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