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Intel Core i5-4278U vs Intel Core i5-4200U vs Intel Core i5-4310U

Intel Core i5-4278U

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The Intel Core i5-4278U is a LV (low voltage) dual-core processor for large ultrabooks 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 2.6 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 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 the performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

Due to these architectural improvements, the performance is slightly above a similarly clocked Ivy Bridge CPU. Therefore, the Core i5-4278U is almost as fast as the older i7-3520M. 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 Iris Graphics 5100 offers 40 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1100 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it significantly faster than the HD Graphics 4000. As a result, the Iris Graphics competes with dedicated lower mid-range graphics cards (e.g. GeForce GT 720M). However, even fast dual-channel memory limits the performance.

Power Consumption

The i5-4278U is rated at a TDP of 28 W including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited for larger, well-cooled ultrabooks.

Intel Core i5-4200U

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The Intel Core i5-4200U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks launched in Q2 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 1.6 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 2.6 GHz for 1 active core or 2.3 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 i5-4200U is similar to the old and slightly higher clocked Core i5-3337U. 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 - 1000 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it somewhat faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 at similar clock speeds. However, the HD 4400 is significantly slower than the HD 5000 found on a number of other ULV models.

The i5-4200U 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 i5-4310U

► remove from comparison Intel 4310U

The Intel Core i5-4310U 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 2.0 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.0 GHz for 1 active core or 2.7 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 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 i5-4300U, the 4310U is clocked just 100 MHz higher and therefore only slightly faster. Overall, the performance is similar to the Ivy Bridge-based Core i7-3537U (may vary depending on the actual Turbo clocks). Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for all office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications.

Graphics

The integrated HD Graphics 4400 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1100 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it clearly faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 at similar clock speeds. However, the HD 4400 is sligthly slower than the HD 5000 found on a number of other Haswell ULV models and performs similar to a dedicated Radeon HD 7550M.

Power Consumption

The i5-4310U 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.

ModelIntel Core i5-4278UIntel Core i5-4200UIntel Core i5-4310U
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 i5-4278U « 2.6 - 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
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 i5-4200U « 1.6 - 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 i5-4310U « 2 - 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
Clock2600 - 3100 MHz1600 - 2600 MHz2000 - 3000 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP28 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors1300 Million
Technology22 nm22 nm22 nm
Die Size181 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA
FeaturesIris Graphics 5100 (200 - 1100 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4400 (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-NI
iGPUIntel Iris Graphics 5100 (200 - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$315 U.S.$281 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4200U +
min: 201     avg: 226.6     median: 229 (1%)     max: 232 Points
115%
1 4310U +
min: 252     avg: 261.5     median: 263 (2%)     max: 268 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4200U +
min: 44     avg: 96.7     median: 99 (30%)     max: 102 Points
111%
1 4310U +
min: 93     avg: 106.8     median: 110 (33%)     max: 114 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4200U +
min: 1.84     avg: 2.4     median: 2.5 (3%)     max: 2.52 Points
117%
1 4310U +
min: 2.73     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (4%)     max: 2.94 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4200U +
min: 0.7     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (28%)     max: 1.16 Points
114%
1 4310U +
min: 1.06     avg: 1.2     median: 1.3 (32%)     max: 1.3 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 4200U +
min: 3165     avg: 3672     median: 3725 (23%)     max: 3838 Points
158%
1 4310U +
5897 Points (36%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 4200U +
min: 4308     avg: 7436     median: 7636 (6%)     max: 7796 Points
117%
1 4310U +
8960 Points (6%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4200U +
min: 7035     avg: 9644     median: 9865 (7%)     max: 10104 Points
116%
1 4310U +
min: 11214     avg: 11473     median: 11472.5 (8%)     max: 11731 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4200U +
min: 4615     avg: 4902     median: 4951 (6%)     max: 5093 Points
112%
1 4310U +
min: 5547     avg: 5557     median: 5557 (7%)     max: 5567 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 4200U +
min: 658     avg: 735     median: 721 (9%)     max: 1147 s
101%
1 4310U +
678 s (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 4200U +
min: 20.7     avg: 22.6     median: 22.7 (5%)     max: 25.4 s
101%
1 4310U +
19.4 s (4%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 4200U +
min: 1900     avg: 2481     median: 2254.5 (4%)     max: 3420 Points
96%
1 4310U +
2165 Points (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 4200U +
min: 5.13     avg: 13.2     median: 14.5 (5%)     max: 14.82 fps
116%
1 4310U +
16.9 fps (6%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 4200U +
min: 23.41     avg: 70     median: 77.5 (18%)     max: 79.3 fps
112%
1 4310U +
86.8 fps (20%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 4200U +
min: 0.0408     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.187 GB/s
117%
1 4310U +
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 4200U +
min: 0.0749     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.224 GB/s
114%
1 4310U +
0.2 GB/s (4%)
114%
1 4310U +
1.6 GB/s (4%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4200U +
min: 2156     avg: 2990     median: 3053 (6%)     max: 3214 Points
113%
1 4310U +
3463 Points (7%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 4200U +
min: 14     avg: 14.8     median: 15 (3%)     max: 16.05 s
100%
1 4310U +
13 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 4200U +
min: 32     avg: 33.5     median: 33.1 (1%)     max: 37 s
100%
1 4310U +
31 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 4200U +
min: 722     avg: 751     median: 747 (3%)     max: 849 s
100%
1 4310U +
694 s (3%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4200U +
min: 34390     avg: 44171     median: 40330 (19%)     max: 52430 MIPS
133%
1 4310U +
53520 MIPS (25%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4200U +
min: 26378     avg: 29095     median: 29465 (23%)     max: 31100 MFLOPS
122%
1 4310U +
36070 MFLOPS (28%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 4200U +
min: 6.1     avg: 6.6     median: 6.9 (88%)     max: 6.9 Points
103%
1 4310U +
7.1 Points (91%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4200U +
min: 3731     avg: 8051     median: 8243 (7%)     max: 8518 Points
115%
1 4310U +
9460 Points (8%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 4200U +
min: 2272     avg: 3063     median: 3122 (8%)     max: 3423 Points
105%
1 4310U +
min: 2609     avg: 3156     median: 3263.5 (9%)     max: 3487 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 4200U +
min: 12750     avg: 25827     median: 26909 (22%)     max: 28956 Points
108%
1 4310U +
min: 21848     avg: 27612     median: 29104 (24%)     max: 30391 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 4200U +
27044 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 4200U +
min: 1150     avg: 2296     median: 2362 (6%)     max: 2450 Points
115%
1 4310U +
min: 1930     avg: 2518     median: 2711 (7%)     max: 2719 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 4200U +
min: 399     avg: 3177     median: 3314 (6%)     max: 3410 Points
115%
1 4310U +
min: 3780     avg: 3808     median: 3800 (7%)     max: 3845 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 4200U +
min: 4430     avg: 4483     median: 4479 (8%)     max: 4533 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 4200U +
min: 2291     avg: 2315     median: 2305 (45%)     max: 2351 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4200U +
min: 5293     avg: 6578     median: 7059 (57%)     max: 7382 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4200U +
min: 5053     avg: 5906     median: 6170 (56%)     max: 6496 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4200U +
min: 5403     avg: 5437     median: 5420 (11%)     max: 5487 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4200U +
min: 4815     avg: 4868     median: 4871 (10%)     max: 4917 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 4200U +
min: 5122     avg: 5445     median: 5535 (14%)     max: 5678 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 4200U +
min: 1806     avg: 2586     median: 2750 (3%)     max: 3202 ms
100%
1 4310U +
2586 ms (3%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 4200U +
min: 120     avg: 166.9     median: 165.5 (2%)     max: 216 ms
100%
1 4310U +
min: 109     avg: 165     median: 165 (2%)     max: 220.9 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 4200U +
min: 11892     avg: 14739     median: 11905 (11%)     max: 20419 Points
118%
1 4310U +
14010 Points (13%)

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