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Intel Core i5-4260U vs Intel Core i5-5200U vs Intel Core i5-4200H

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.

Intel Core i5-5200U

► remove from comparison Intel 5200U

The Intel Core i5-5200U 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 2.2 - 2.7 GHz (2 Cores: 2.5 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 i5-5250U, the i5-5200U 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 i5-5200U ends up 5 - 15 percent faster than the slightly lower clocked Core i5-4200U and matches the Core i5-4300U (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 beat 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 i5-5200U 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 i5-4200H

► remove from comparison Intel 4200H

The Intel Core i5-4200H is a fast dual-core processor for laptops launched in Q4 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 2.8 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz for 1 active core and 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. 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 i5-4200H is slightly faster than the former top model i7-3520M and roughly 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 i5-4200H 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 i5-5200UIntel Core i5-4200H
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5Intel Core i5
CodenameHaswellBroadwellHaswell
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 i5-5350H3 - 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 i5-5300U2.3 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-5350U1.8 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-5200U « 2.2 - 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 i5-4200H « 2.8 - 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 MHz2200 - 2700 MHz2800 - 3400 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 Million1300 Million960 Million
Technology22 nm14 nm22 nm
Die Size181 mm282 mm2130 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C105 °C100 °C
SocketBGABGAFCBGA1364
FeaturesHD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDDR3(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 5500 (300 - 900 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$325 U.S.$281 U.S.$257 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
1 5200U +
1417 Points (1%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
1 5200U +
624 Points (27%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
239 Points (2%)
min: 196     avg: 255.7     median: 259 (2%)     max: 286 Points
min: 321     avg: 323.3     median: 323.5 (2%)     max: 325 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
105 Points (32%)
min: 43     avg: 104     median: 108 (33%)     max: 111 Points
min: 128     avg: 129.3     median: 129.5 (39%)     max: 130 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2.6 Points (3%)
min: 1.99     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (4%)     max: 2.9 Points
min: 3.5     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (5%)     max: 3.57 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.2 Points (30%)
min: 0.95     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (31%)     max: 1.29 Points
min: 1.46     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (36%)     max: 1.47 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
3951 Points (24%)
min: 1645     avg: 4007     median: 4135.5 (25%)     max: 5449 Points
min: 4773     avg: 5719     median: 5719 (35%)     max: 6665 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
7913 Points (6%)
min: 5704     avg: 8393     median: 8641 (6%)     max: 10442 Points
min: 10668     avg: 10739     median: 10739 (8%)     max: 10810 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
10033 Points (7%)
min: 7894     avg: 10545     median: 11016 (8%)     max: 11423 Points
13739 Points (10%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
5186 Points (6%)
min: 4270     avg: 5224     median: 5390 (7%)     max: 5565 Points
6646 Points (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 5200U +
min: 566     avg: 592     median: 577 (7%)     max: 643 s
101%
1 4200H +
499.5 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 5200U +
min: 17.97     avg: 18.8     median: 18.3 (4%)     max: 20.41 s
101%
1 4200H +
15.8 s (3%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
100%
1 5200U +
614 s (2%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
100%
1 5200U +
19.6 s (10%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 5200U +
min: 2130     avg: 2411     median: 2326.5 (4%)     max: 3282 Points
106%
1 4200H +
2469 Points (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 5200U +
min: 15.8     avg: 16.1     median: 16.1 (6%)     max: 16.3 fps
127%
1 4200H +
20.5 fps (7%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 5200U +
min: 83     avg: 85.3     median: 85.3 (20%)     max: 88 fps
121%
1 4200H +
103 fps (24%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 5200U +
min: 0.138     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.142 GB/s
122%
1 4200H +
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 5200U +
min: 0.236     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.246 GB/s
128%
1 4200H +
0.3 GB/s (5%)
127%
1 4200H +
1.9 GB/s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
3222 Points (7%)
min: 2919     avg: 3295     median: 3361 (7%)     max: 3430 Points
4361 Points (9%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 5200U +
min: 14     avg: 14.5     median: 14.5 (3%)     max: 15 s
101%
1 4200H +
11.4 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 5200U +
min: 32     avg: 32.9     median: 32.8 (1%)     max: 34.27 s
100%
1 4200H +
26.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 5200U +
min: 715     avg: 738     median: 734 (3%)     max: 818 s
101%
1 4200H +
595 s (3%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4200H +
56230 MIPS (27%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4200H +
41070 MFLOPS (32%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 5200U +
min: 8236     avg: 9076     median: 9156 (8%)     max: 9471 Points
125%
1 4200H +
11474 Points (10%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
3182 Points (9%)
min: 3022     avg: 3359     median: 3365.5 (9%)     max: 3779 Points
min: 3928     avg: 4038     median: 4031 (11%)     max: 4163 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 5200U +
min: 28068     avg: 32621     median: 32679 (27%)     max: 35536 Points
78%
1 4200H +
min: 25321     avg: 29965     median: 25570 (21%)     max: 39005 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 4260U +
28512 Points (23%)
112%
1 5200U +
min: 28068     avg: 31646     median: 31979 (26%)     max: 34558 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 4260U +
29963 Points (25%)
121%
1 5200U +
min: 34142     avg: 35929     median: 36230 (31%)     max: 36691 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
2495 Points (6%)
min: 2591     avg: 2868     median: 2893 (7%)     max: 3039 Points
min: 3339     avg: 3357     median: 3357 (8%)     max: 3376 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 5200U +
min: 3650     avg: 4111     median: 4155 (7%)     max: 4297 Points
116%
1 4200H +
min: 4829     avg: 4846     median: 4840.5 (9%)     max: 4872 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 5200U +
min: 4541     avg: 5036     median: 4993 (9%)     max: 5346 Points
120%
1 4200H +
5977 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 5200U +
min: 2238     avg: 2506     median: 2487 (49%)     max: 2676 Points
113%
1 4200H +
2799 Points (55%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 5200U +
min: 4988     avg: 5260     median: 5266 (8%)     max: 5505 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 5200U +
min: 2456     avg: 2644     median: 2663 (40%)     max: 2776 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 5200U +
7377 Points (60%)
67%
1 4200H +
4955 Points (40%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 5200U +
6291 Points (57%)
79%
1 4200H +
4991 Points (45%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 5200U +
5844 Points (11%)
123%
1 4200H +
7171 Points (14%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 5200U +
5387 Points (11%)
123%
1 4200H +
6614 Points (13%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 5200U +
5926 Points (16%)
107%
1 4200H +
6318 Points (17%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 5200U +
min: 1381     avg: 2671     median: 2582 (3%)     max: 9202 ms
100%
1 4200H +
2168 ms (3%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 5200U +
min: 105.5     avg: 124.2     median: 116.5 (1%)     max: 258.6 ms
100%
1 4200H +
88.3 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 5200U +
min: 3311     avg: 13218     median: 12689.5 (11%)     max: 25092 Points
119%
1 4200H +
15140 Points (13%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 5200U +
39.7 Watt (7%)

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

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-5200U → 107% n=11

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4200H → 132% 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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