Intel Core i7-7700HQ

The Intel Core i7-7700HQ is a 14 nm Kaby Lake-H mobile processor with four cores and eight threads, a 2.80 base clock, a 3.80 boost clock, and a 45 W TDP. It uses the Intel BGA 1440 socket, supports DDR3 and DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode, and carries Intel HD Graphics 630. Its average benchmark score is 9498, placing it at the 70th percentile of all CPUs, and its four nearest rivals sit within a very narrow band of that result.

Platform and Compatibility

The platform is built around Intel BGA 1440, a mobile package that the production status lists as end-of-life. The processor belongs to the Kaby Lake-H architecture and the Core i7 generation, manufactured on Intel's 14 nm process with a die size of 126 mm². The CPU complex contains four cores and eight threads, with 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 256 KB of L2 cache per core, and 6 MB of shared L3 cache.

Memory support includes DDR3 and DDR4 over a dual-channel memory bus. ECC memory is not supported. PCIe connectivity is Gen 3 with 16 lanes coming from the CPU itself. The integrated graphics are Intel HD Graphics 630. The processor's market segment is mobile, and the release date is 2017-01-02. Its launch MSRP is $378.

The upgrade path is effectively closed. The socket is BGA, the production status is end-of-life, and the data does not indicate an interchangeable socketed processor platform. A system built around this CPU should be treated as a fixed mobile platform rather than one with a future processor upgrade path. The architecture, memory support, and PCIe generation are all fixed by the platform design.

How It Compares

Relative to the AMD EPYC 7402P, the Core i7-7700HQ scores 9498 against the rival's average score of 9529. That leaves the 7700HQ 0.3% behind, which is a nearly identical aggregate result. The data shows the two CPUs at essentially the same average-performance level despite the different naming families.

Against the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180, the 7700HQ is 1% ahead. The Xeon Platinum 8180 has an average score of 9406, while the 7700HQ sits at 9498. The delta is small, but the benchmark direction favors the mobile quad-core over the Xeon part in this aggregate comparison.

The Intel Core i5-1135G7 is the strongest rival in the group, with an average score of 9620. The 7700HQ trails it by 1.3%. That places the 7700HQ just below a newer-generation Core i5 mobile processor, and the gap is small enough that the two are close in overall synthetic average.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX has an average score of 9348. The 7700HQ is 1.6% ahead of that part. Across all four nearest rivals, the aggregate scores fall within a range of 9348 to 9620, with the 7700HQ positioned close to the center of that cluster.

Power and Thermals

The Core i7-7700HQ carries a 45 W TDP. That TDP places it in a high-power mobile class, not in the ultra-low-power range. The data does not list a measured thermal solution, but a 45 W envelope requires cooling designed around a sustained 45 W load. Notebooks using this processor need an active cooling solution capable of handling that design point.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 is part of the same package, but the fact pack does not provide a separate graphics power figure. The thermal solution must therefore account for the CPU's 45 W TDP classification. This is a performance-oriented mobile TDP, and the data suggests the cooling tier should match a dedicated performance laptop rather than a lightweight fanless design.

FAQ

Q: What memory types does the Core i7-7700HQ support?

A: It supports DDR3 and DDR4 memory over a dual-channel memory bus.

Q: Does it support ECC memory?

A: No, ECC memory support is listed as false.

Q: What socket does it use?

A: It uses the Intel BGA 1440 socket, and its production status is end-of-life.

Q: Is the multiplier unlocked?

A: No, multiplierUnlocked is false, so the processor does not feature an unlocked multiplier.

Q: What integrated graphics does it include?

A: It includes Intel HD Graphics 630.

Q: What is the part number?

A: The part number is SR32Q.

Who Should Consider It

For office and productivity work, the data points to a capable quad-core mobile processor. The PassMark single-thread score of 2045 and integer math score of 22143 suggest strong responsiveness for document, spreadsheet, and general productivity tasks. The PassMark data compression score of 97136 also points to solid throughput for archive-style workloads. The 2.80 base clock and 3.80 boost clock give it enough per-core headroom for everyday applications.

For creation work, the processor can handle moderate rendering and media tasks. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 5848, Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 2456, and Cinebench R15 multi-core score of 589 all show that software using multiple threads gains a meaningful advantage. The PassMark floating-point math score of 13678 reinforces that the CPU can process numeric-heavy creation workloads. However, the four-core, eight-thread layout sets a firm ceiling for heavily threaded rendering workloads. Users who need massive multi-thread scaling would need a part with more cores.

For gaming, the fact pack contains no game-specific benchmark. The CPU-side strengths are the single-thread scores: Cinebench R23 single-core 825, Geekbench single-core 1164, and PassMark single-thread 2045. The integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 is the only graphics option listed. The data does not establish a specific gaming performance class, but it does indicate the CPU side is capable of feeding game logic while the graphics workload would depend on the integrated GPU or a separate GPU solution not present in this dataset.

Single-Thread vs Multi-Thread Behavior

Every paired benchmark shows a substantial jump from single-thread to multi-thread scores. Cinebench R15 scores are 83 single-core and 589 multi-core. Cinebench R20 scores are 346 single-core and 2456 multi-core. Cinebench R23 scores are 825 single-core and 5848 multi-core. Geekbench scores are 1164 single-core and 3618 multi-core. PassMark scores are 2045 single-thread and 6881 multi-thread.

This pattern indicates the processor's eight threads are genuinely usable when software is written to exploit them. Lightly threaded applications will behave closer to the single-core figures, while rendering, encoding, and analytical workloads that scale across threads will move toward the multi-core figures. The base clock of 2.80 and boost clock of 3.80 define the per-thread speed envelope, but the multi-thread results show that the full CPU can be engaged.

The PassMark sub-scores add further texture. Integer math is 22143, floating-point math is 13678, data compression is 97136, and random string sorting is 12512. Extended instructions score 6218, physics scores 489, data encryption scores 2366, and find prime numbers scores 22. The data implies the architecture is much more efficient at conventional integer, compression, and sorting workloads than at encryption or prime-counting tasks.

Benchmark Performance

The average benchmark score for the Core i7-7700HQ is 9498. Its nearest rivals average 9529, 9406, 9620, and 9348. The exact deltas are 0.3% behind the AMD EPYC 7402P, 1% ahead of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180, 1.3% behind the Intel Core i5-1135G7, and 1.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX. All four deltas are small, and the total spread across the nearest rivals is narrow.

The 70th percentile ranking means the 7700HQ outperforms 70% of all CPUs in the benchmark database. That ranking is notable for a mobile, end-of-life quad-core part. Individual benchmark results are consistent: Cinebench R23 multi-core 5848 and single-core 825, Cinebench R20 multi-core 2456 and single-core 346, Cinebench R15 multi-core 589 and single-core 83, Geekbench multi-core 3618 and single-core 1164, and PassMark multi-thread 6881 and single-thread 2045.

The aggregate picture is one of unusual consistency. The 7700HQ sits between its lowest-scoring rival at 9348 and its highest-scoring rival at 9620, with an average of 9498. The benchmark data shows that a 4-core, 8-thread mobile processor can remain competitive with a broad set of much larger designs in the synthetic average, even though the sub-scores reveal clear specialization toward integer-heavy and single-thread-friendly work.