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Intel Core i5-5300U vs Intel Core i5-4360U vs Intel Core i5-4260U

Intel Core i5-5300U

► remove from comparison Intel 5300U

The Intel Core i5-5300U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor based on the Broadwell architecture, which has been launched in January 2015. In addition to two CPU cores with Hyper-Threading clocked at 2.3 - 2.9 GHz (2 Cores: 2.7 GHz), the chip also integrates an HD Graphics 5500 GPU and a dual-channel DDR3(L)-1600 memory controller. The Core i5 is manufactured in a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors.

Compared to the Core i5-5350U, the i5-5300U features a higher CPU base clock, but integrates a somewhat slower GPU.

Architecture

Broadwell represents the "Tick" in Intel's Tick-Tock model, which means a shrink of its predecessor Haswell. The new 14 nm manufacturing process with three-dimensional FinFET transistors allows not only improvements in energy efficiency, but also a significantly smaller die size fit for more compact packages and devices.

Further advantages result from the revised microarchitecture of Broadwell. Due to its improved branch prediction, bigger buffer sizes (1500 instead of 1000 entries in the L2 TLB) and other tweaks, the performance per clock has been increased by more than 5 percent over its predecessor. There are also some new instruction set extensions designed for cryptographic applications.

Performance

Thanks to its improved architecture, the Core i5-5300U ends up 5 - 15 percent faster than the slightly lower clocked Core i5-4300U and beats the Core i7-4510U (both Haswell). Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications and multitasking.

Graphics

The integrated HD Graphics 5500 offers 24 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 300 - 900 MHz. Similar to the CPU core, the GPU architecture (Intel Gen 8) has been thoroughly revised for improved performance-per-clock. Therefore, the HD Graphics 5500 is able to outperform the HD Graphics 4400 (20 EUs) as well as the HD Graphics 5000 (40 EUs), both part of the Haswell generation. Nevertheless, most games as of 2015 will be playable only in low settings.

Broadwell is the first Intel chip to fully support DirectX 11.2 as well as OpenCL 1.3/2.0 and OpenGL 4.3. Video will output natively via DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a. However, the new HDMI 2.0 standard is not supported.

Power Consumption

The i5-5300U is rated at a TDP of 15 W (7.5 W cTDP Down) including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited even for small ultrabooks 11-inches and greater.

Intel Core i5-4360U

► remove from comparison Intel 4360U

The Intel Core i5-4360U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks 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 1.5 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 i5-4350U, the 4360U is clocked just 100 MHz higher and therefore only slightly faster. Overall, the performance is similar to the Ivy Bridge-based Core i7-3537U. 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 - 1100 MHz, making it significantly faster than the HD Graphics 4000. However, the HD 5000 is just slightly faster than the HD Graphics 4400 and comparable to a dedicated GeForce 710M.

Power Consumption

The i5-4360U 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 i5-5300UIntel Core i5-4360UIntel Core i5-4260U
CodenameBroadwellHaswellHaswell
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5Intel Core i5
Series: Core i5 Haswell
Intel Core i5-5350H3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-5287U2.9 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-5257U2.7 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-5300U « 2.3 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-5350U1.8 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-5200U2.2 - 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-5250U1.6 - 2.7 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 i5-4360U « 1.5 - 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 i5-4260U « 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
Clock2300 - 2900 MHz1500 - 3000 MHz1400 - 2700 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors1300 Million1300 Million1300 Million
Technology14 nm22 nm22 nm
Die Size82 mm2181 mm2181 mm2
max. Temp.105 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGABGA
FeaturesDDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NIHD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1100 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NIHD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 5500 (300 - 900 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1000 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$281 U.S.$315 U.S.$325 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 5300U +
min: 250     avg: 269.5     median: 270 (2%)     max: 281 Points
89%
1 4260U +
239 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 5300U +
min: 99     avg: 114.3     median: 117 (32%)     max: 118 Points
90%
1 4260U +
105 Points (29%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 5300U +
min: 2.71     avg: 3     median: 3 (4%)     max: 3.08 Points
88%
1 4260U +
2.6 Points (3%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 5300U +
min: 1.22     avg: 1.3     median: 1.4 (32%)     max: 1.37 Points
89%
1 4260U +
1.2 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 5300U +
min: 3941     avg: 4391     median: 4429 (27%)     max: 4512 Points
89%
1 4260U +
3951 Points (24%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 5300U +
min: 6324     avg: 8941     median: 9312 (7%)     max: 9461 Points
85%
1 4260U +
7913 Points (6%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 5300U +
min: 11069     avg: 11742     median: 11922 (8%)     max: 12052 Points
84%
1 4260U +
10033 Points (6%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 5300U +
min: 5673     avg: 5879     median: 5899 (7%)     max: 5987 Points
88%
1 4260U +
5186 Points (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 5300U +
min: 536     avg: 577     median: 571.5 (7%)     max: 628 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 5300U +
min: 17.05     avg: 17.9     median: 18.1 (4%)     max: 18.22 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 5300U +
min: 2255     avg: 2375     median: 2372.5 (4%)     max: 2501 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 5300U +
min: 15.53     avg: 16.6     median: 16.6 (6%)     max: 17.51 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 5300U +
min: 82.6     avg: 87.7     median: 88 (20%)     max: 92.1 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 5300U +
min: 0.15     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.153 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 5300U +
min: 0.24     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (5%)     max: 0.263 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 5300U +
min: 1.5     avg: 1.6     median: 1.6 (4%)     max: 1.6 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 5300U +
min: 3404     avg: 3623     median: 3665 (8%)     max: 3704 Points
88%
1 4260U +
3222 Points (7%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 5300U +
min: 13     avg: 13.5     median: 13.5 (3%)     max: 13.83 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 5300U +
min: 30     avg: 31     median: 30.9 (1%)     max: 32.28 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 5300U +
min: 679     avg: 699     median: 687 (3%)     max: 757 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 5300U +
min: 9261     avg: 9700     median: 9808 (8%)     max: 10032 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 5300U +
min: 2982     avg: 3473     median: 3439 (8%)     max: 3880 Points
93%
1 4260U +
3182 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 5300U +
min: 29376     avg: 34094     median: 34144.5 (28%)     max: 38075 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 5300U +
min: 34108     avg: 35073     median: 35073 (28%)     max: 36038 Points
81%
1 4260U +
28512 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 5300U +
min: 39013     avg: 39369     median: 39368.5 (32%)     max: 39724 Points
76%
1 4260U +
29963 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 5300U +
min: 2815     avg: 3077     median: 3113.5 (8%)     max: 3253 Points
80%
1 4260U +
2495 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 5300U +
min: 4046     avg: 4382     median: 4413 (8%)     max: 4540 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 5300U +
min: 5214     avg: 5443     median: 5406 (10%)     max: 5684 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 5300U +
min: 2607     avg: 2698     median: 2647.5 (35%)     max: 2832 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 5300U +
5267 Points (28%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 5300U +
5055 Points (35%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 5300U +
6205 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 5300U +
5783 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 5300U +
5733 Points (15%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 5300U +
min: 2371     avg: 2417     median: 2394 (3%)     max: 2585 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 5300U +
min: 101.2     avg: 106.6     median: 106.3 (1%)     max: 114.3 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 5300U +
min: 12123     avg: 13383     median: 13403 (10%)     max: 14386 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-5300U → 0% n=0

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4260U → 0% n=0

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