Intel Core i5-4210U

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.
Series | Intel Core i5 |
Codename | Haswell |
Series: Core i5 Haswell | |
Clock Rate | 1700 - 2700 MHz |
Level 1 Cache | 128 KB |
Level 2 Cache | 512 KB |
Level 3 Cache | 3 MB |
Number of Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 |
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 15 Watt |
Manufacturing Technology | 22 nm |
Max. Temperature | 100 °C |
Socket | BGA |
Features | HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI |
GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz) |
64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
Architecture | x86 |
Starting Price | $281 U.S. |
Announcement Date | 04/14/2014 |
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Product Link (external) | Intel Core i5 4210U |
Benchmarks
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 215 avg: 234 median: 237 (5%) max: 243 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 82 avg: 99.3 median: 102 (38%) max: 106 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2.11 avg: 2.5 median: 2.6 (5%) max: 2.62 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.89 avg: 1.1 median: 1.2 (37%) max: 1.2 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 3191 avg: 3809 median: 3843 (34%) max: 3992 points
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Intel Xeon X5670 -3%
Intel Core i7-960 1%
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 6763 avg: 7689 median: 7799 (13%) max: 8073 points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 7554 avg: 9880 median: 10185.5 (10%) max: 10445 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 3812 avg: 4993 median: 5114.5 (36%) max: 5178 Points
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Intel Core i7-980X EE 0%
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 632.657 avg: 688 median: 674.8 (8%) max: 878.648 s
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 1130%
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 19.875 avg: 22.2 median: 21.2 (4%) max: 28.42 s
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min: 2229 avg: 2309 median: 2318 (15%) max: 2372 points
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 14 avg: 15 median: 15.1 (7%) max: 15.31 fps
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -87%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 72 avg: 79.4 median: 79.8 (24%) max: 81.89 fps
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.125 avg: 0.1 median: 0.1 (5%) max: 0.128 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.219 avg: 0.2 median: 0.2 (6%) max: 0.228 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.4 GB/s (5%)
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2808 avg: 3150 median: 3200 (18%) max: 3229 Points
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 13.924 avg: 14.6 median: 14.5 (3%) max: 16.75 s
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3071%
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 31.422 avg: 32.8 median: 32.5 (1%) max: 37.11 s
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 702.54 avg: 730 median: 724.1 (3%) max: 808.93 s
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Intel Core i7-940 -2%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 2984%
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
42270 MIPS (20%)
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Intel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 -7%
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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
31000 MFLOPS (24%)
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Intel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 -6%
AMD Phenom II X4 905e -5%
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 7%
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3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 8067 avg: 8492 median: 8585 (10%) max: 8714 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 619 avg: 3092 median: 3181 (12%) max: 3423 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 92.52 avg: 26482 median: 27728.5 (18%) max: 29898 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 24564 avg: 26681 median: 26680.5 (28%) max: 28797 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
29464 Points (30%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 7.91 avg: 2375 median: 2462 (6%) max: 2547 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2225 avg: 3430 median: 3463 (9%) max: 3593 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 7409 avg: 7453 median: 7453 (60%) max: 7497 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 6368 avg: 6437 median: 6436.5 (58%) max: 6505 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 5668 avg: 5688 median: 5687.5 (11%) max: 5707 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 5067 avg: 5097 median: 5097 (10%) max: 5127 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 5771 avg: 5807 median: 5806.5 (15%) max: 5842 Points
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4595 avg: 4716 median: 4653 (8%) max: 4993 points
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 2333 avg: 2425 median: 2391 (49%) max: 2606 points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1608.8 avg: 2316 median: 2617.5 (4%) max: 2823 ms
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Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 111 avg: 147 median: 122 (1%) max: 209.6 ms
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 10986 avg: 13243 median: 12144 (18%) max: 22007 Points
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance