The Intel Core i7-7700HQ was a mobile processor with 4 cores, launched in January 2017, at an MSRP of $378. It is part of the Core i7 lineup, using the Kaby Lake-H architecture with BGA 1440. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 8 threads. Core i7-7700HQ has 6 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.8 GHz by default, but can boost up to 3.8 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is making the Core i7-7700HQ on a 14 nm production node, the transistor count is unknown. The multiplier is locked on Core i7-7700HQ, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 45 W, the Core i7-7700HQ consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. Intel's processor supports DDR3 and DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. For communication with other components in the machine, Core i7-7700HQ uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor features the Intel HD Graphics 630 integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Core i7-7700HQ, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Additionally, IOMMU virtualization (PCI passthrough) is supported, so that guest virtual machines may directly use host hardware. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) can run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, Intel is including the newer AVX2 standard, too, but not AVX-512.