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Intel Core i5-4308U vs Intel Core i7-1260U vs Intel Core i5-4210M

Intel Core i5-4308U

► remove from comparison Intel 4308U

The Intel Core i5-4308U 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 2.8 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.3 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 i5-4308U is almost as fast as the older i7-3540M. 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 - 1200 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 i5-4308U 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 i7-1260U

► remove from comparison Intel i7-1260U

The Intel Core i7-1260U is a mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 2  performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 12 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1.1 to 4.7 GHz on the performance cluster and 0.8 to 3.5 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 12 MB L3 cache. The 1260U offers "Enterprise" vPro management features. Compared to the P-series (28W) or H-series (45W), or even the 15W U-series, the 9W TDP will limit the sustained performance.

Performance

Compared to the old 7 Watt Comet Lake-Y series (like the i7-10510Y), the performance should be clearly better thanks to the 10 cores and the improved architecture of the P-cores. Compared to the 15 W U-series (like the similar specified Core i7-1265U) the sustained performance will be clearly limited by the 9 Watt TDP. As always, the performance will also greatly depend on the cooling solution, especially for fanless laptops and tablets.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers all 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 0.95 GHz.

Power consumption

This 12th gen Core i7 processor has a Base power consumption of 9 W, with 29 W being its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption. It is built with Intel's 2nd gen 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for decent energy efficiency.

Intel Core i5-4210M

► remove from comparison Intel 4210M

The Intel Core i5-4210M is a middle-class dual-core processor for laptops 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 2.6 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.2 GHz for 1 active core or 3.1 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 i5-4210M is about as fast as the former Ivy Bridge model i7-3520M and can handle all typical office and multimedia tasks as well as more demanding software.

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 i5-4210M 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.

ModelIntel Core i5-4308UIntel Core i7-1260UIntel Core i5-4210M
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Alder Lake-MIntel Core i5
CodenameHaswellAlder Lake-UHaswell
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 i5-4308U « 2.8 - 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
Intel Core i7-1265U1.3 - 4.8 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1255U1.2 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1245U1.2 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1235U0.9 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1260U « 0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1250U0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1240U0.8 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1230U0.7 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1215U0.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 85050.9 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1210U0.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 85000.7 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 73050.9 - 1.1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 73000.7 - 1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 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 i5-4210M « 2.6 - 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
Clock2800 - 3300 MHz800 - 4700 MHz2600 - 3200 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB928 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB9.5 MB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB12 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 410 / 122 / 4
TDP28 Watt9 Watt37 Watt
Transistors1300 Million960 Million
Technology22 nm10 nm22 nm
Die Size181 mm2130 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGABGA1781rPGA
FeaturesIris Graphics 5100 (200 - 1200 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NILPDDR4x-4266/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Director, DL B., GNA, vPro Ent., RPE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, TMEHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel Iris Graphics 5100 (200 - 1200 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 950 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$315 U.S.$225 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-1260U
35.4 pt (49%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
7444 Points (7%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1538 Points (65%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
588 Points (65%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
2838 Points (7%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1117 Points (7%)
27%
1 4210M +
min: 302     avg: 305.3     median: 305.5 (2%)     max: 308 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
222 Points (67%)
55%
1 4210M +
min: 117     avg: 121.5     median: 122 (37%)     max: 125 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4210M +
min: 3.3     avg: 3.3     median: 3.3 (4%)     max: 3.37 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4210M +
min: 1.34     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (35%)     max: 1.41 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 4210M +
min: 4276     avg: 4508     median: 4583.5 (28%)     max: 4590 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 4210M +
min: 10082     avg: 10211     median: 10185.5 (7%)     max: 10389 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4210M +
min: 12149     avg: 12634     median: 12633.5 (9%)     max: 13118 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4210M +
min: 5582     avg: 5829     median: 5828.5 (7%)     max: 6075 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 4210M +
536 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 4210M +
17.1 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 4210M +
3185 Points (5%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
32008 MIPS (18%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
4746 MIPS (57%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 4210M +
19.3 fps (7%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 4210M +
95.2 fps (22%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
8.5 fps (15%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 4210M +
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 4210M +
0.3 GB/s (5%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 4210M +
1.8 GB/s (5%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
801 Seconds (10%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
431 Seconds (3%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (11%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4210M +
min: 3940     avg: 3978     median: 3981.5 (8%)     max: 4008 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 4210M +
12 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 4210M +
30 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 4210M +
644 s (3%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 4210M +
7.2 Points (92%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4210M +
10824 Points (9%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
12771 Points (35%)
31%
1 4210M +
min: 3669     avg: 3934     median: 3989.5 (11%)     max: 4097 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 4210M +
min: 30540     avg: 34670     median: 34639.5 (28%)     max: 37915 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
10684 Points (27%)
29%
1 4210M +
min: 2621     avg: 3055     median: 3131.5 (8%)     max: 3178 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
16174 Points (29%)
28%
1 4210M +
min: 4417     avg: 4513     median: 4513 (8%)     max: 4611 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
6180 Points (26%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1560 Points (66%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
7072 Points (13%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1555 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
7077 Points (22%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 4210M +
6185 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 4210M +
2945 Points (58%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4210M +
4814 Points (39%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4210M +
4959 Points (45%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4210M +
6947 Points (14%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4210M +
6410 Points (13%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 4210M +
6148 Points (16%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
572 ms (1%)
99%
1 4210M +
min: 1272     avg: 1534     median: 1312 (2%)     max: 2240 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 4210M +
min: 96.5     avg: 152.8     median: 163.1 (2%)     max: 188.4 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 4210M +
min: 14952     avg: 23377     median: 25519 (22%)     max: 27518 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
213 Points (61%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
236 Points (49%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
38 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
38.5 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
5 Watt (3%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
5.3 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
29 Points per Watt (22%)

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