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Intel Core i5-4210U vs Intel Core i5-4300Y vs Intel Core i5-4310M

Intel Core i5-4210U

► remove from comparison Intel 4210U

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 i5-4300Y

► remove from comparison Intel 4300Y

The Intel Core i5-4300Y is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks and tablets which has been presented in Q3/2013. It is based on the Haswell architecture and manufactured in 22nm. 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 1.6 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 2.3 GHz.

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 the performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications even more.

The performance of the Core i5-4300Y is similar to the Core i3-4158U with a slightly higher TDP, assuming the Turbo Boost is working optimally. Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as most applications.

The integrated HD Graphics 4200 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 850 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it somewhat faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 at similar clock speeds. However, the HD 4200 is significantly slower than the HD 4400 found on other ULV models with higher clocks and TDP.

The i5-4300Y is rated at a TDP of 11.5 W (SDP 6 W) including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited for very small ultrabooks or tablets.

Intel Core i5-4310M

► remove from comparison Intel 4310M

The Intel Core i5-4310M is a fast dual-core processor for laptops launched in Q1/2014. 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 2.7 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz for 1 active core or 3.3 GHz for 2 active cores.

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 the performance per clock by 5 - 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

Compared to the Core i5-4300M, the 4310M is clocked just 100 MHz higher and therefore only slightly faster. Overall, the performance is on par with the Ivy Bridge-based Core i7-3540M. Even demanding software or multitasking will be handled easily.

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1250 MHz, making it about 30 % faster than a similarly clocked HD 4000. This is slightly slower than the AMD Radeon HD 8650G or a dedicated GeForce GT 720M.

Power Consumption

The i5-4310M is rated at a TDP of 37 W including the graphics card, memory controller and VRMs. Therefore, the CPU is suited for laptops 14-inches or greater.

ModelIntel Core i5-4210UIntel Core i5-4300YIntel Core i5-4310M
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5Intel Core i5
CodenameHaswellHaswellHaswell
Series: Core i5 Haswell
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 i5-4340M2.9 - 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 i5-4210U1.7 - 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 i5-4300Y « 1.6 - 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 i5-4340M2.9 - 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 i5-4310M « 2.7 - 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 i5-4210U1.7 - 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
Clock1700 - 2700 MHz1600 - 2300 MHz2700 - 3400 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt11.5 Watt37 Watt
Technology22 nm22 nm22 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGAFCBGA1168rPGA
FeaturesHD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, vProHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1250 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NI
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1250 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$281 U.S.$281 U.S.$225 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
Transistors960 Million
Die Size130 mm2

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 215     avg: 234.4     median: 237 (1%)     max: 243 Points
133 Points (1%)
min: 325     avg: 326     median: 326 (2%)     max: 327 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 82     avg: 99.3     median: 102 (31%)     max: 106 Points
77 Points (23%)
min: 128     avg: 128.5     median: 128.5 (39%)     max: 129 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2.11     avg: 2.5     median: 2.6 (3%)     max: 2.62 Points
1.5 Points (2%)
min: 3.56     avg: 3.6     median: 3.6 (5%)     max: 3.59 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.89     avg: 1.1     median: 1.2 (29%)     max: 1.2 Points
0.8 Points (20%)
min: 1.47     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (37%)     max: 1.48 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 3191     avg: 3809     median: 3843 (23%)     max: 3992 Points
2982 Points (18%)
4664 Points (28%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 6763     avg: 7689     median: 7799 (6%)     max: 8073 Points
4663 Points (3%)
9622 Points (7%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4210U +
min: 7554     avg: 9880     median: 10185.5 (7%)     max: 10445 Points
138%
1 4310M +
14079 Points (10%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4210U +
min: 3812     avg: 4993     median: 5114.5 (6%)     max: 5178 Points
128%
1 4310M +
6533 Points (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 633     avg: 688     median: 675 (8%)     max: 879 s
1147 s (14%)
495.9 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 19.88     avg: 22.2     median: 21.2 (4%)     max: 28.42 s
28.6 s (6%)
15.6 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 2229     avg: 2309     median: 2318 (4%)     max: 2372 Points
1790 Points (3%)
2578 Points (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 14     avg: 15     median: 15.1 (5%)     max: 15.31 fps
8.4 fps (3%)
20.7 fps (7%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 72     avg: 79.4     median: 79.8 (18%)     max: 81.9 fps
49.5 fps (11%)
105 fps (24%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.125     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.128 GB/s
0.1 GB/s (0%)
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.219     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.228 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (3%)
0.3 GB/s (5%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.4 GB/s (4%)
1.2 GB/s (3%)
2 GB/s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4210U +
min: 2808     avg: 3150     median: 3200 (7%)     max: 3229 Points
58%
1 4300Y +
1871 Points (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 13.92     avg: 14.6     median: 14.5 (3%)     max: 16.75 s
16.3 s (4%)
11.4 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 31.42     avg: 32.8     median: 32.5 (1%)     max: 37.11 s
37 s (2%)
26 s (1%)
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
101%
1 4310M +
591 s (3%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4210U +
42270 MIPS (20%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4210U +
31000 MFLOPS (24%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4210U +
min: 8067     avg: 8492     median: 8585 (8%)     max: 8714 Points
135%
1 4310M +
11595 Points (10%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 619     avg: 3092     median: 3181 (9%)     max: 3423 Points
1738 Points (5%)
min: 3846     avg: 3976     median: 3976 (11%)     max: 4106 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 92.5     avg: 26482     median: 27728.5 (23%)     max: 29898 Points
15504 Points (13%)
min: 34628     avg: 37014     median: 37013.5 (30%)     max: 39399 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 (25%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 7.91     avg: 2375     median: 2462 (6%)     max: 2547 Points
1423 Points (4%)
min: 3300     avg: 3312     median: 3312 (8%)     max: 3324 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2225     avg: 3430     median: 3463 (6%)     max: 3593 Points
2015 Points (4%)
min: 4582     avg: 4736     median: 4735.5 (8%)     max: 4889 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4595     avg: 4716     median: 4653 (8%)     max: 4993 Points
3157 Points (6%)
6227 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 2333     avg: 2425     median: 2391 (47%)     max: 2606 Points
1932 Points (38%)
2939 Points (57%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 7409     avg: 7453     median: 7453 (60%)     max: 7497 Points
6087 Points (49%)
5307 Points (43%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 6368     avg: 6437     median: 6436.5 (58%)     max: 6505 Points
5010 Points (45%)
5403 Points (49%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 5668     avg: 5688     median: 5687.5 (11%)     max: 5707 Points
3893 Points (8%)
7454 Points (15%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 5067     avg: 5097     median: 5097 (10%)     max: 5127 Points
4287 Points (9%)
6880 Points (14%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 5771     avg: 5807     median: 5806.5 (15%)     max: 5842 Points
4473 Points (12%)
6628 Points (17%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 4210U +
min: 1609     avg: 2316     median: 2618 (3%)     max: 2823 ms
99%
1 4300Y +
3254 ms (4%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 4210U +
min: 111     avg: 147.3     median: 122 (1%)     max: 209.6 ms
100%
1 4300Y +
137.7 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 4210U +
min: 10986     avg: 13243     median: 12144 (11%)     max: 22007 Points
83%
1 4300Y +
10118 Points (9%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4210U → 100% n=27

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4300Y → 74% n=27

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4310M → 122% n=27

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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