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Intel Core i5-4310M vs Intel Core i5-4200U vs Intel Core i5-4260U

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.

Intel Core i5-4200U

► remove from comparison Intel 4200U

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 i5-4260U

► remove from comparison Intel 4260U

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.

ModelIntel Core i5-4310MIntel Core i5-4200UIntel Core i5-4260U
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 i5-4310M « 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
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 i5-4310U2 - 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
Clock2700 - 3400 MHz1600 - 2600 MHz1400 - 2700 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP37 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors960 Million1300 Million
Technology22 nm22 nm22 nm
Die Size130 mm2181 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketrPGABGA
FeaturesHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1250 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NIHD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1250 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1000 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$225 U.S.$325 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 325     avg: 326     median: 326 (2%)     max: 327 Points
min: 201     avg: 226.6     median: 229 (1%)     max: 232 Points
239 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 128     avg: 128.5     median: 128.5 (39%)     max: 129 Points
min: 44     avg: 96.7     median: 99 (30%)     max: 102 Points
105 Points (32%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3.56     avg: 3.6     median: 3.6 (5%)     max: 3.59 Points
min: 1.84     avg: 2.4     median: 2.5 (3%)     max: 2.52 Points
2.6 Points (3%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.47     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (37%)     max: 1.48 Points
min: 0.7     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (28%)     max: 1.16 Points
1.2 Points (30%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
4664 Points (28%)
min: 3165     avg: 3672     median: 3725 (23%)     max: 3838 Points
3951 Points (24%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
9622 Points (7%)
min: 4308     avg: 7436     median: 7636 (6%)     max: 7796 Points
7913 Points (6%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
14079 Points (10%)
min: 7035     avg: 9644     median: 9865 (7%)     max: 10104 Points
10033 Points (7%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
6533 Points (8%)
min: 4615     avg: 4902     median: 4951 (6%)     max: 5093 Points
5186 Points (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 4310M +
495.9 s (6%)
97%
1 4200U +
min: 658     avg: 735     median: 721 (9%)     max: 1147 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 4310M +
15.6 s (3%)
99%
1 4200U +
min: 20.7     avg: 22.6     median: 22.7 (5%)     max: 25.4 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 4310M +
2578 Points (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 4310M +
20.7 fps (7%)
70%
1 4200U +
min: 5.13     avg: 13.2     median: 14.5 (5%)     max: 14.82 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 4310M +
105 fps (24%)
74%
1 4200U +
min: 23.41     avg: 70     median: 77.5 (18%)     max: 79.3 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 4310M +
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 4310M +
0.3 GB/s (5%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 4310M +
2 GB/s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4200U +
min: 2156     avg: 2990     median: 3053 (6%)     max: 3214 Points
106%
1 4260U +
3222 Points (7%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 4310M +
11.4 s (2%)
99%
1 4200U +
min: 14     avg: 14.8     median: 15 (3%)     max: 16.05 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 4310M +
26 s (1%)
100%
1 4200U +
min: 32     avg: 33.5     median: 33.1 (1%)     max: 37 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 4310M +
591 s (3%)
99%
1 4200U +
min: 722     avg: 751     median: 747 (3%)     max: 849 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4200U +
min: 34390     avg: 44171     median: 40330 (19%)     max: 52430 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4200U +
min: 26378     avg: 29095     median: 29465 (23%)     max: 31100 MFLOPS
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 4200U +
min: 6.1     avg: 6.6     median: 6.9 (88%)     max: 6.9 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4310M +
11595 Points (10%)
71%
1 4200U +
min: 3731     avg: 8051     median: 8243 (7%)     max: 8518 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 3846     avg: 3976     median: 3976 (11%)     max: 4106 Points
min: 2272     avg: 3063     median: 3122 (8%)     max: 3423 Points
3182 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 4310M +
min: 34628     avg: 37014     median: 37013.5 (30%)     max: 39399 Points
73%
1 4200U +
min: 12750     avg: 25827     median: 26909 (22%)     max: 28956 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 4200U +
27044 Points (22%)
105%
1 4260U +
28512 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 4260U +
29963 Points (25%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 3300     avg: 3312     median: 3312 (8%)     max: 3324 Points
min: 1150     avg: 2296     median: 2362 (6%)     max: 2450 Points
2495 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 4310M +
min: 4582     avg: 4736     median: 4735.5 (8%)     max: 4889 Points
70%
1 4200U +
min: 399     avg: 3177     median: 3314 (6%)     max: 3410 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 4310M +
6227 Points (11%)
72%
1 4200U +
min: 4430     avg: 4483     median: 4479 (8%)     max: 4533 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 4310M +
2939 Points (57%)
78%
1 4200U +
min: 2291     avg: 2315     median: 2305 (45%)     max: 2351 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4310M +
5307 Points (43%)
133%
1 4200U +
min: 5293     avg: 6578     median: 7059 (57%)     max: 7382 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4310M +
5403 Points (49%)
114%
1 4200U +
min: 5053     avg: 5906     median: 6170 (56%)     max: 6496 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4310M +
7454 Points (15%)
73%
1 4200U +
min: 5403     avg: 5437     median: 5420 (11%)     max: 5487 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4310M +
6880 Points (14%)
71%
1 4200U +
min: 4815     avg: 4868     median: 4871 (10%)     max: 4917 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 4310M +
6628 Points (17%)
84%
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
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 4200U +
min: 120     avg: 166.9     median: 165.5 (2%)     max: 216 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 4200U +
min: 11892     avg: 14739     median: 11905 (11%)     max: 20419 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4310M → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4200U → 75% n=10

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4260U → 78% n=10

- 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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