The Intel Core i7-4700MQ was a mobile processor with 4 cores, launched in May 2013, at an MSRP of $383. It is part of the Core i7 lineup, using the Haswell architecture with Socket G3. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 8 threads. Core i7-4700MQ has 6 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.4 GHz by default, but can boost up to 3.4 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is building the Core i7-4700MQ on a 22 nm production process using 1,400 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Core i7-4700MQ, which limits its overclocking capabilities.
With a TDP of 47 W, the Core i7-4700MQ consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. Intel's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 1600 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. For communication with other components in the machine, Core i7-4700MQ uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor features the Intel HD 4600 integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Core i7-4700MQ, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) will run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, Intel is including the newer AVX2 standard, too, but not AVX-512.