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CPU

Intel

Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz

Processor

CPU cores: 4^*
CPU threads: 8^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.8 GHz^*
Thermal design power: 47 W^*

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

Bitcoin MiningOS X / OpenCL / compute · mHash/s

Higher is better.

Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz

5.98^* mHash/s

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU

5.82^* mHash/s

Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013/Mid 2014)

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU · Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Face DetectionOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz

4.94^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU

4.84^* mPixels/s

Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013/Mid 2014)

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU · Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Ocean Surface SimulationOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz

83.32^* fps

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU

88.25^* fps

Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013/Mid 2014)

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU · Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Particle Simulation - 64kOS X / OpenCL / compute · mInteraction/s

Higher is better.

Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz

40.77^* mInteraction/s

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU

41.73^* mInteraction/s

Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013/Mid 2014)

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU · Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

T-RexOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz

0.64^* fps

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU

0.61^* fps

Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013/Mid 2014)

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU · Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

TV-L1 Optical FlowOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz

1.64^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU

1.64^* mPixels/s

Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013/Mid 2014)

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU · Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Video CompositionOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz

2.18^* fps

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU

2.13^* fps

Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013/Mid 2014)

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU · Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU with Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark6,779^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,188^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark6,427^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark9,807^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4^*
Graphics: Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200^*
CPU threads: 8^*
Base clock: 2.6 GHz^*
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency: 3.8 GHz^*
Integrated GPU base frequency: 200 MHz^*
Integrated GPU maximum dynamic frequency: 1,300 MHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 25.60 GB/s^*
Reported CPU clock: 2.6 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.8 GHz^*
Socket / package: FCBGA1364^*
Process node: 22 nm^*
Reported chip die area: 264 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 47 W^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*

Cache hierarchy

Reported cache^*
Size
6 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2^*
Video memory type: DDR3L 1333/1600^*

Supported memory

DDR3L 1333/1600^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 47 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 40 fields

Product Collection: 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors^*
Processor Base Frequency: 2.6^* GHz
Max Turbo Frequency: 3.8^* GHz
Cache: 6 MB SmartCache^*
Bus Speed: 5 GT/s DMI2^*
TDP: 47^* W
Embedded Options Available: No^*
Conflict Free: Yes^*
Max Memory Size: 32^* GB
Memory Types: DDR3L 1333/1600^*
Max nb of Memory Channels: 2^*
Vertical Segment: Mobile^*
Max Memory Bandwidth: 25.6^* GB/s
ECC Memory Supported: No^*
Graphics Base Frequency: 200^* MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency: 1.3^* GHz
Graphics Output: eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA^*
Max Resolution HDMI: 3840x2160@60Hz^*
Max Resolution DP: 3840x2160@60Hz^*
Processor Number: i7-4960HQ^*
DirectX Support: 11.2/12^*
PCI Express Revision: 3^*
PCI Express Configurations: 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4^*
Max nb of PCI Express Lanes: 16^*
T: 100°C^*
Intel Hyper Threading Technology: Yes^*
Intel Virtualization Technology VTx: Yes^*
Intel 64: Yes^*
Status: Launched^*
Instruction Set: 64-bit^*
Instruction Set Extensions: SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0^*
Idle States: Yes^*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies: Yes^*
Secure Key: Yes^*
Execute Disable Bit: Yes^*
Launch Date: Q4'13^*
Lithography: 22^* nm
Recommended Customer Price: $623.00^*
nb of Cores: 4^*
nb of Threads: 8^*

Specifications 2 · 67 fields

AESTech

Yes^*

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AntiTheftTechnology

Yes^*

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BornOnDate

Q4'13^*

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Bus

5 GT/s^*

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Cache

6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

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ClockSpeed

2.60 GHz^*

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ClockSpeedMax

3.80 GHz^*

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CodeNameText

Products formerly Crystal Well^*

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CoreCount

4^*

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CpuId

76088^*

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CpuName

Intel® Core™ i7-4960HQ Processor^*

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CVTHD

Yes^*

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ECCMemory

No^*

Scope and conditions

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EM64

Yes^*

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Embedded

No^*

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ESUDate

Wednesday. June 30. 2021^*

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ExecuteDisable

Yes^*

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ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

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FDI

Yes^*

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GraphicsDeviceId

0xD26^*

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GraphicsDirectXSupport

11.2/12^*

Scope and conditions

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GraphicsFreq

200 MHz^*

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GraphicsMaxFreq

1.30 GHz^*

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GraphicsMaxMem

2 GB^*

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GraphicsMaxResoluionVGA

2880x1800@60Hz^*

Scope and conditions

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GraphicsMaxResolutionDP

3840x2160@60Hz^*

Scope and conditions

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GraphicsMaxResolutionHDMI

3840x2160@30Hz^*

Scope and conditions

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GraphicsOpenGLSupport

4.3^*

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GraphicsOutput

eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA^*

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HaltState

Yes^*

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HyperThreading

Yes^*

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IdentityProtectionTechVersion

Yes^*

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InstructionSet

64-bit^*

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InstructionSetExtensions

Intel® SSE4.1. Intel® SSE4.2. Intel® AVX2^*

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InTru3D

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

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Lithography

22 nm^*

Scope and conditions

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MarketSegment

Mobile^*

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MaxCPUs

1^*

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MaxMem

32 GB^*

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MaxMemoryBandwidth

25.6 GB/s^*

Scope and conditions

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member: intel-cpus.csv^*
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MaxTDP

47 W^*

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MemoryTypes

DDR3L 1333/1600^*

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NumDisplaysSupported

3^*

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NumMemoryChannels

2^*

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NumPCIExpressPorts

16^*

Scope and conditions

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PackageSize

37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm^*

Scope and conditions

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PCIExpressConfigs

1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4^*

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PCIExpressRevision

3^*

Scope and conditions

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ProcessorGraphicsModelId

Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200^*

Scope and conditions

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ProcessorNumber

i7-4960HQ^*

Scope and conditions

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ProductGroup

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors^*

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QuickSyncVideo

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

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SecureKeyTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

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ServicingStatus

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

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SocketsSupported

FCBGA1364^*

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SpeedstepTechnology

Yes^*

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StatusCodeText

Discontinued^*

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TBTVersion

2.0^*

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ThermalJunctionRateCode

100°C^*

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ThermalMonitoring2Indicator

Yes^*

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ThreadCount

8^*

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TransactionalSynchronizationExtensionVersion

Yes^*

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TurboBoostTech2MaxFreq

3.80 GHz^*

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TXT

Yes^*

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VProTechnologyOptions

Intel vPro® Platform^*

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VTD

Yes^*

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VTX

Yes^*

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Specifications 3 · 7 fields

Processor: Intel Core i7-4960HQ Processor^*
Status: Launched^*
Release Date: Q4'13^*
Cores: 4^*
Max Turbo Speed: 3.8^* GHz
Base Speed: 2.6^* GHz
Cache Size: 6^* MB

Specifications 4 · 12 fields

name: Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 91^*
price: 623^*
tdp: 47^*
date: 2013-09-01^*
socket: FCBGA1364^*
category: Laptop^*
speed: 2,600^*
turbo: 3,800^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 5 · 2 fields

brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz^*

Specifications 6 · 10 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Core i7-4960HQ^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2013-09-01^*
Process Size (nm): 22^* nm
TDP (W): 47^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 264^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,400^*
Freq (MHz): 2,600^* MHz

Specifications 7 · 40 fields

turbo frequency: 3,800^*
turbo frequency: 3,800^*
cache size: 6,144^*
cache size: 6,144^*
tdp: 47^*
tdp: 47^*
product line: 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors^*
socket: FCBGA1364^*
socket: FCBGA1364^*
memory type: DDR3L 1333/1600^*
memory type: DDR3L 1333/1600^*
cores: 4^*
cores: 4^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Mobile^*
vertical segment: Mobile^*
max memory size: 33,554,432^*
max memory size: 33,554,432^*
status: Discontinued^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 100^*
max temp: 100^*
package size: 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm^*
package size: 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm^*
fullname: Intel Core i7-4960HQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)^*
threads: 8^*
threads: 8^*
name: Intel Core i7-4960HQ^*
name: Intel Core i7-4960HQ^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 6,427^*
processor number: i7-4960HQ^*
processor number: i7-4960HQ^*
launch date: 2013-11-01^*
launch date: 2013-11-01^*
lithography: 22^*
lithography: 22^*
bus speed: 5^*
bus speed: 5^*
base frequency: 2,600^*
base frequency: 2,600^*

Specifications 8 · 11 fields

ClockSpeed: 2.6^* GHz
Cache: 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*
Bus: 5 GT/s^*
MaxTDP: 47^* W
BornOnDate: Q4'13^*
Model: Intel® Core™ i7-4960HQ Processor^*
MarketSegment: Mobile^*
Lithography: 22^* nm
CoreCount: 4^*
ThreadCount: 8^*
ClockSpeedMax: 3.8^* GHz

Specifications 9 · 64 fields

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Anti-Theft Technology

Yes^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Total Cores

4^*

Total Threads

8^*

Processor Base Frequency

2.6^* GHz

Cache

6.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Bus Speed

5^* GT/s

TDP

47^* W

Max Turbo Frequency

3.8^* GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡

3.8^* GHz

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q4'13^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Wednesday | June 30 | 2021^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

32^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3L 1333/1600^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

25.6^* GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

No^*

GPU Name‡

Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200^*

Graphics Base Frequency

200^* MHz

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency

1.3^* GHz

Product Collection

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors^*

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Yes^*

Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Yes^*

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology

Yes^*

# of Displays Supported ‡

3^*

Device ID

0xD26^*

Graphics Output

eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA^*

Vertical Segment

Mobile^*

Graphics Video Max Memory

2^* GB

Max Resolution (HDMI)‡

3840x2160@30Hz^*

Max Resolution (DP)‡

3840x2160@60Hz^*

Max Resolution (VGA)‡

2880x1800@60Hz^*

DirectX* Support

11.2/12^*

OpenGL* Support

4.3^*

Processor Number

i7-4960HQ^*

PCI Express Revision

3^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

16^*

Sockets Supported

FCBGA1364^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

Lithography

22^* nm

Package Size

37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm^*

TJUNCTION

100^* °C

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® TSX-NI

Yes^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

Yes^*

Specifications 10 · 11 fields

name: Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz^*
socket: FCBGA1364^*
category: Laptop^*
price: $623.00*^*
mark: 9,807^*
value: 15.74^*
single thread: 2,164^*
single thread value: 3.48^*
tdp: 47^*
powerperf: 208^*
testdate: Sep 2013^*

Specifications 11 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,013^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

FCBGA1364^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*