CPULaptopReleased 2015

Intel Core i7-5950HQ

4C/8T · 3.8 GHz · 47 W

The Intel Core i7-5950HQ is a quad-core Broadwell processor built for high-performance mobile systems such as gaming laptops, mobile workstations, and compact desktops. Its 47-watt power envelope, four cores with Hyper-Threading, and Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 with embedded DRAM deliver substantially more compute and graphics throughput than typical ultra-low-power laptop chips.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Segment
Laptop
Generation
5th Gen Core
Codename
—
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Broadwell
Release date
2015

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
4 cores / 8 threads
Base clock
2.90 GHz
Boost clock
3.80 GHz
TDP (design W)
47 W
Unlocked
✕ No
L2 cache
1 MB
L3 cache
6 MB
Technology (nm)
14 nm
14 nm

Platform

Socket
FCBGA1364
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
Iris Pro 6200
Clock: 1,150 MHz
Memory type
DDR3L-1600/1866, LPDDR3-1600/1866
2-channel
Memory size
Up to 32 GB
ECC memory
✕ No
PCIe
3.0 (16 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
SSE4.1SSE4.2AVX2
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 10
ChromeOS
ChromeOS
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Windows 10 is the newest Windows release officially supported; Broadwell (5th Gen Core) predates Microsoft's Windows 11 supported-processor list (8th Gen or newer). macOS is tracked for Apple-designed cores only.
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