Core i7-5750HQ

The Intel Core i7-5750HQ is a mobile processor launched in 2015, targeting high-end laptops and small form factor systems that require robust graphics capabilities without relying on discrete GPUs. Built on the 14nm Broadwell-H architecture, it offers four cores and eight threads, delivering solid multi-tasking performance for its era. The processor runs at a base clock of 2.5 GHz and can boost up to 3.4 GHz. Its most defining feature is the inclusion of Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200, supported by 128 MB of embedded DRAM (eDRAM). This configuration provides exceptional memory bandwidth, allowing the integrated GPU to handle moderate gaming and hardware-accelerated media encoding far better than standard integrated solutions. With a 47-watt thermal design power, it necessitates adequate cooling. Though end-of-life, the i7-5750HQ was a pioneering chip that demonstrated the potential of integrating large memory caches directly onto the processor package for mobile platforms very impressively indeed.

The Core i7-5750HQ paired a quad-core CPU with Iris Pro 6200 graphics and 128MB of eDRAM, offering a compelling solution for systems where discrete graphics were impractical.

Released on June 2, 2015, the Core i7-5750HQ arrived during a transitional period for Intel's mobile platform strategy. The Broadwell family was heavily delayed due to yield issues on the 14nm process, resulting in a shortened lifecycle before Skylake's arrival. </br> The 5750HQ was specifically engineered for systems like the Intel NUC and premium mobile workstations where space constraints precluded discrete graphics, but performance demands remained high.

The inclusion of Iris Pro Graphics with eDRAM was a bold move, essentially bringing console-like memory architecture to mobile PCs. While it achieved its goal of elevating integrated graphics performance, the high manufacturing cost of the eDRAM die limited its market penetration. Ultimately, the 5750HQ served as a niche, experimental product that validated the concept of on-package memory, influencing future Intel architectures that integrated memory closer to the compute cores greatly now today firmly indeed.