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Intel Core i5-4210U vs Intel Core i5-3320M vs Intel Core i5-3439Y

Intel Core i5-4210U

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The Intel Core i5-4210U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks launched in Q2 2014. It is based on the Haswell architecture and is manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyper-Threading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel, leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 1.7 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 2.7 GHz for 1 active core or 2.4 GHz for 2 active cores. That's exactly 100 MHz more than the i5-4200U.

Architecture

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

The performance of the Core i5-4210U is similar to the old and slightly higher clocked Core i5-3427U. However, when using new instruction sets such as AVX2 the performance can be significantly better. Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications.

Graphics

The integrated HD Graphics 4400 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1000 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it somewhat faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 at similar clock speeds. However, the HD 4400 is slightly slower than the HD 5000 found on a number of other ULV models.

Power Consumption

The i5-4210U is rated at a TDP of 15 W including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited for small ultrabooks 11-inches or greater.

Intel Core i5-3320M

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The Intel Core i5-3320M is a fast dual-core processor for laptops based on the Ivy Bridge architecture. Due to Hyperthreading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 2.6 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.3 GHz (for 1 active core). As its Sandy-Bridge-based predecessor Core i5-2520M, it offers a 3 MB L3-Cache.

Ivy Bridge is an enhanced die shrink of the Sandy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm (versus 32nm Sandy Bridge CPUs) and are the first to introduce 3D transistors for increased energy efficiency when compared to similarly clocked Sandy Bridge processors. Other new features are integrated PCI Express 3.0 and  DDR3(L)-1600 support.

The performance of the Core i5-3320M is slightly above a similarly clocked Sandy Bridge processor due to the architectural improvements. As a result, overall performance is similar to the old i7-2640M.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 offers 16 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 650 MHz up to 1200 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it one of the faster variants.

Just like most other Ivy Bridge dual-cores, the i5-3320M is rated at a TDP of 35 W. Therefore, even smaller laptops can use the Core i5.

Intel Core i5-3439Y

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The Intel Core i5-3439Y is an ULV-processor for ultrabooks and tablets based on the Ivy Bridge architecture. Due to Hyperthreading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 1.5 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 2.1 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 2.3 GHz (for 1 active core). As other dual core Core i5, it offers a 3 MB L3-Cache.

Ivy Bridge is an enhanced die shrink of the Sandy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm (versus 32nm Sandy Bridge CPUs) and are the first to introduce 3D transistors for increased energy efficiency when compared to similarly clocked Sandy Bridge processors. Other new features are integrated PCI Express 3.0 and  DDR3(L)-1600 support.

The performance of the Core i5-3439Y is limited by the very low TDP. Therefore, the maximum turbo clocks are rarely achieved. Overall, the 3439Y should be a bit faster than the Core i3-3217U.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 offers 16 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 350 MHz up to 850 MHz with Turbo Boost, delivering a performance comparable with an AMD Radeon HD 6520G.

The 3439Y is rated at a TDP of 13 W including graphics card and memory controller. If necessary, the TDP can be set to an even lower value of 10 W (cTDP Down). Therefore, the CPU is suited for tablets and ultrabooks.

ModelIntel Core i5-4210UIntel Core i5-3320MIntel Core i5-3439Y
CodenameHaswellIvy BridgeIvy Bridge
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5Intel Core i5
Series: Core i5 Ivy Bridge
Intel Core i5-4340M2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4210H2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4330M2.8 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4200H2.8 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4308U2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4310M2.7 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4400E2.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4300M2.6 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4210M2.6 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4288U2.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4278U2.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4200M2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4258U2.4 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4310U2 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4360U1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4300U1.9 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4350U1.4 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4210U « 1.7 - 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4260U1.4 - 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4402E1.6 - 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4200U1.6 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4250U1.3 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4300Y1.6 - 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4302Y1.6 - 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4202Y1.6 - 2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4220Y1.6 - 2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4210Y1.5 - 1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4200Y1.4 - 1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3380M2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3360M2.8 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3340M2.7 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3320M « 2.6 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3230M2.6 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3210M2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3437U1.9 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3427U1.8 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3337U1.8 - 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3317U1.7 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3439Y1.5 - 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3339Y1.5 - 2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3380M2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3360M2.8 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3340M2.7 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3320M2.6 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3230M2.6 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3210M2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3437U1.9 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3427U1.8 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3337U1.8 - 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3317U1.7 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3439Y « 1.5 - 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-3339Y1.5 - 2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Clock1700 - 2700 MHz2600 - 3300 MHz1500 - 2300 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt35 Watt13 Watt
Technology22 nm22 nm22 nm
max. Temp.100 °C105 °C
SocketBGABGA
FeaturesHD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4000 (650-1200MHz), DDR3-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, Quick Sync, VirtualizationTurbo Boost 2.0, Hyper-Threading, Virtualization VT-x, VT-d, Trusted Execution, AES, Intel 64, Anti-Theft, My WiFi, Idle States, Enhanced SpeedStep, Thermal Monitorin, Execute Disable Bit
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 - 1200 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4000 (350 - 850 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$281 U.S.$225 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4210U +
min: 215     avg: 234.4     median: 237 (1%)     max: 243 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4210U +
min: 82     avg: 99.3     median: 102 (28%)     max: 106 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4210U +
min: 2.11     avg: 2.5     median: 2.6 (3%)     max: 2.62 Points
120%
1 3320M +
min: 3.04     avg: 3.1     median: 3.1 (4%)     max: 3.1 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4210U +
min: 0.89     avg: 1.1     median: 1.2 (28%)     max: 1.2 Points
114%
1 3320M +
min: 1.31     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (31%)     max: 1.35 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 4210U +
min: 3191     avg: 3809     median: 3843 (23%)     max: 3992 Points
115%
1 3320M +
min: 4292     avg: 4407     median: 4415.5 (27%)     max: 4465 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 4210U +
min: 6763     avg: 7689     median: 7799 (6%)     max: 8073 Points
122%
1 3320M +
min: 9473     avg: 9554     median: 9550 (7%)     max: 9683 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4210U +
min: 7554     avg: 9880     median: 10185.5 (7%)     max: 10445 Points
115%
1 3320M +
min: 11505     avg: 11699     median: 11667 (7%)     max: 11913 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4210U +
min: 3812     avg: 4993     median: 5114.5 (6%)     max: 5178 Points
109%
1 3320M +
min: 5380     avg: 5561     median: 5588 (7%)     max: 5646 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 4210U +
min: 633     avg: 688     median: 675 (8%)     max: 879 s
125%
1 3320M +
min: 499.2     avg: 537     median: 540 (6%)     max: 557 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 4210U +
min: 19.88     avg: 22.2     median: 21.2 (4%)     max: 28.42 s
122%
1 3320M +
min: 15.85     avg: 17.6     median: 17.4 (3%)     max: 20.9 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 4210U +
min: 2229     avg: 2309     median: 2318 (4%)     max: 2372 Points
117%
1 3320M +
min: 2522     avg: 2915     median: 2707 (4%)     max: 3361 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 4210U +
min: 14     avg: 15     median: 15.1 (0%)     max: 15.31 fps
116%
1 3320M +
min: 16.9     avg: 17.5     median: 17.5 (0%)     max: 17.74 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 4210U +
min: 72     avg: 79.4     median: 79.8 (2%)     max: 81.9 fps
114%
1 3320M +
min: 86.8     avg: 91     median: 91 (2%)     max: 94 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 4210U +
min: 0.125     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (4%)     max: 0.128 GB/s
127%
1 3320M +
min: 0.1572     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (5%)     max: 0.161 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 4210U +
min: 0.219     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.228 GB/s
122%
1 3320M +
min: 0.267     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (5%)     max: 0.276 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 4210U +
1.4 GB/s (4%)
107%
1 3320M +
min: 0.2988     avg: 1.4     median: 1.5 (4%)     max: 1.5 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4210U +
min: 2808     avg: 3150     median: 3200 (7%)     max: 3229 Points
118%
1 3320M +
min: 3727     avg: 3770     median: 3767 (8%)     max: 3808 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 4210U +
min: 13.92     avg: 14.6     median: 14.5 (3%)     max: 16.75 s
122%
1 3320M +
min: 11     avg: 13.2     median: 11.9 (3%)     max: 28.84 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 4210U +
min: 31.42     avg: 32.8     median: 32.5 (1%)     max: 37.11 s
120%
1 3320M +
min: 26     avg: 30     median: 27 (1%)     max: 58.8 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 4210U +
min: 703     avg: 730     median: 724 (3%)     max: 809 s
114%
1 3320M +
min: 611     avg: 678     median: 636 (3%)     max: 1122 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4210U +
42270 MIPS (20%)
136%
1 3320M +
min: 53130     avg: 57674     median: 57480 (27%)     max: 62610 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4210U +
31000 MFLOPS (24%)
122%
1 3320M +
min: 37700     avg: 38286     median: 37920 (29%)     max: 39380 MFLOPS
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 3320M +
min: 7.1     avg: 7.2     median: 7.2 (92%)     max: 7.2 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4210U +
min: 8067     avg: 8492     median: 8585 (7%)     max: 8714 Points
118%
1 3320M +
min: 9831     avg: 10105     median: 10094.5 (8%)     max: 10559 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 4210U +
min: 619     avg: 3092     median: 3181 (8%)     max: 3423 Points
110%
1 3320M +
min: 3138     avg: 3571     median: 3501 (9%)     max: 4041 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 4210U +
min: 92.5     avg: 26482     median: 27728.5 (23%)     max: 29898 Points
99%
1 3320M +
min: 24617     avg: 27316     median: 27316 (22%)     max: 30015 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 4210U +
min: 24564     avg: 26681     median: 26680.5 (22%)     max: 28797 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 4210U +
29464 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 4210U +
min: 7.91     avg: 2375     median: 2462 (6%)     max: 2547 Points
111%
1 3320M +
min: 2720     avg: 2721     median: 2721 (7%)     max: 2722 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 4210U +
min: 2225     avg: 3430     median: 3463 (6%)     max: 3593 Points
117%
1 3320M +
min: 4040     avg: 4064     median: 4063.5 (7%)     max: 4087 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 4210U +
min: 4595     avg: 4716     median: 4653 (8%)     max: 4993 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 4210U +
min: 2333     avg: 2425     median: 2391 (31%)     max: 2606 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4210U +
min: 7409     avg: 7453     median: 7453 (39%)     max: 7497 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4210U +
min: 6368     avg: 6437     median: 6436.5 (44%)     max: 6505 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4210U +
min: 5668     avg: 5688     median: 5687.5 (11%)     max: 5707 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4210U +
min: 5067     avg: 5097     median: 5097 (10%)     max: 5127 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 4210U +
min: 5771     avg: 5807     median: 5806.5 (15%)     max: 5842 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 4210U +
min: 1609     avg: 2316     median: 2618 (3%)     max: 2823 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 4210U +
min: 111     avg: 147.3     median: 122 (1%)     max: 209.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 4210U +
min: 10986     avg: 13243     median: 12144 (9%)     max: 22007 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4210U → 0% n=0

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-3320M → 0% n=0

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