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Intel Core i5-4260U vs Intel Core i5-4300U vs Intel Core i5-4210H

Intel Core i5-4260U

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The Intel Core i5-4260U 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 1.4 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 (i5-4250U: 1.3 - 2.6 GHz).

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 i5-4260U 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 5000 offers 40 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1000 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it significantly faster than the HD Graphics 4000. However, the performance is often limited by the memory bandwidth and just slightly above the HD 4400 (20 EUs).

Power Consumption

The i5-4260U 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 i5-4300U

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The Intel Core i5-4300U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks launched in Fall 2013. 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 1.9 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz for 1 active core or 2.6 GHz for 2 active cores.

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.

The performance of the Core i5-4300U is similar to the old and slightly higher clocked Core i7-3517U. 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.

The integrated HD Graphics 4400 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1100 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it somewhat faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 at similar clock speeds. However, the HD 4400 is somewhat slower than the HD 5000 found on a number of other Haswell ULV models.

The i5-4300U 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 i5-4210H

► remove from comparison Intel 4210H

The Intel Core i5-4210H is a fast dual-core processor for laptops launched in Q3 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 2.9 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.5 GHz for 1 active core and 3.4 GHz for 2 active cores. The i5-4210H replaces the former i5-4200H (2.8 - 3.4 GHz).

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. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

Due to these changes, the performance per clock has been improved by almost 10 percent compared to Ivy Bridge. Therefore, the i5-4210H is slightly faster than the former top model i7-3540M and on par with the Core i5-4330M.

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1150 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than a similarly clocked HD 4000.

Power Consumption

The i5-4210H is rated at a very high TDP of 47 W including the graphics card, memory controller and VRMs. This TDP range is typical of mobile quad-core processors. Therefore, the CPU is suited for laptops 15-inches or greater.

ModelIntel Core i5-4260UIntel Core i5-4300UIntel Core i5-4210H
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 i5-4210U1.7 - 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4260U « 1.4 - 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 i5-4300U « 1.9 - 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
Intel Core i5-4340M2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4210H « 2.9 - 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 i5-4300Y1.6 - 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
Clock1400 - 2700 MHz1900 - 2900 MHz2900 - 3500 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt47 Watt
Transistors1300 Million960 Million
Technology22 nm22 nm22 nm
Die Size181 mm2130 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGAFCBGA1168FCBGA1364
FeaturesHD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1100 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$325 U.S.$281 U.S.$225 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
239 Points (2%)
min: 87     avg: 229.6     median: 253 (2%)     max: 258 Points
min: 324     avg: 328.3     median: 330 (2%)     max: 331 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
105 Points (32%)
min: 55     avg: 98.4     median: 108 (33%)     max: 110 Points
min: 127     avg: 129     median: 129 (39%)     max: 131 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2.6 Points (3%)
min: 1.05     avg: 2.6     median: 2.8 (4%)     max: 2.79 Points
min: 3.64     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (5%)     max: 3.66 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.2 Points (30%)
min: 0.66     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (31%)     max: 1.29 Points
min: 1.48     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (37%)     max: 1.52 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
3951 Points (24%)
min: 3675     avg: 4015     median: 4070 (25%)     max: 4230 Points
min: 4963     avg: 5012     median: 5019 (30%)     max: 5055 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
7913 Points (6%)
min: 7067     avg: 8288     median: 8601 (6%)     max: 8631 Points
min: 11036     avg: 11075     median: 11075 (8%)     max: 11114 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
10033 Points (7%)
min: 3099     avg: 9482     median: 10698.5 (7%)     max: 11204 Points
13912 Points (10%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
5186 Points (6%)
min: 1899     avg: 4821     median: 5310.5 (6%)     max: 5619 Points
6682 Points (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 4300U +
min: 590     avg: 640     median: 612.5 (7%)     max: 746 s
102%
1 4210H +
481.2 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 4300U +
min: 18.7     avg: 19.2     median: 19.2 (4%)     max: 19.9 s
101%
1 4210H +
15.5 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 4300U +
min: 2235     avg: 2268     median: 2267.5 (4%)     max: 2300 Points
106%
1 4210H +
2410 Points (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 4300U +
min: 13.47     avg: 14.9     median: 14.9 (5%)     max: 16.32 fps
142%
1 4210H +
21.2 fps (7%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 4300U +
min: 75.5     avg: 80.1     median: 80.1 (18%)     max: 84.7 fps
130%
1 4210H +
104.5 fps (24%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 4300U +
min: 0.115     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.139 GB/s
137%
1 4210H +
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 4300U +
min: 0.21     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.247 GB/s
140%
1 4210H +
0.3 GB/s (5%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 4300U +
1.5 GB/s (4%)
133%
1 4210H +
2 GB/s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
3222 Points (7%)
min: 3138     avg: 3242     median: 3242 (7%)     max: 3346 Points
4462 Points (9%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 4300U +
min: 13     avg: 13.2     median: 13 (3%)     max: 13.72 s
100%
1 4210H +
11.4 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 4300U +
min: 29     avg: 30.2     median: 30.3 (1%)     max: 31 s
100%
1 4210H +
26.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 4300U +
min: 665     avg: 679     median: 680.5 (3%)     max: 691 s
100%
1 4210H +
601 s (3%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4300U +
min: 52000     avg: 55600     median: 55600 (26%)     max: 59200 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4300U +
min: 29160     avg: 30460     median: 30460 (23%)     max: 31760 MFLOPS
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4300U +
min: 3214     avg: 5980     median: 5867 (5%)     max: 8860 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
3182 Points (9%)
min: 2635     avg: 3230     median: 3288 (9%)     max: 3590 Points
min: 3942     avg: 3981     median: 3990 (11%)     max: 4010 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 4300U +
min: 12468     avg: 25838     median: 27744.5 (23%)     max: 31745 Points
134%
1 4210H +
min: 34109     avg: 37295     median: 37295 (30%)     max: 40481 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 4260U +
28512 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 4260U +
29963 Points (25%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
2495 Points (6%)
min: 1253     avg: 2404     median: 2641 (7%)     max: 2710 Points
min: 3322     avg: 3370     median: 3370 (9%)     max: 3418 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 4300U +
min: 3547     avg: 3699     median: 3741 (7%)     max: 3806 Points
129%
1 4210H +
min: 4713     avg: 4835     median: 4834.5 (9%)     max: 4956 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 4300U +
4958 Points (9%)
127%
1 4210H +
6311 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 4300U +
2526 Points (49%)
116%
1 4210H +
2938 Points (57%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4300U +
7619 Points (61%)
63%
1 4210H +
4784 Points (39%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4300U +
6798 Points (62%)
72%
1 4210H +
4897 Points (44%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4300U +
6178 Points (12%)
124%
1 4210H +
7639 Points (15%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4300U +
5533 Points (11%)
127%
1 4210H +
7014 Points (14%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 4300U +
6223 Points (16%)
106%
1 4210H +
6586 Points (17%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 4210H +
min: 2107     avg: 2119     median: 2121 (2%)     max: 2128 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 4210H +
min: 86.9     avg: 87.8     median: 87 (1%)     max: 89.5 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 4210H +
min: 14532     avg: 15583     median: 16075 (14%)     max: 16143 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4260U → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4300U → 104% n=11

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4210H → 133% n=11

- 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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