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Intel Core i3-4100M vs Intel Core i5-4200U

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-4100M
Rank 2 - 96 %
Intel Core i5-4200U
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-4100M
Rank 2 - 87 %
Intel Core i5-4200U
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-4100M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
768
Intel Core i5-4200U
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
767
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-4100M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
1,645
Intel Core i5-4200U
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
1,442
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-4100M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
586
Intel Core i5-4200U
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
545
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-4100M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
1,384
Intel Core i5-4200U
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
1,180
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-4100M
Intel HD Graphics 4600
368
Intel Core i5-4200U
Intel HD Graphics 4400
320
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-4100M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
99 cb
Intel Core i5-4200U
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
89 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-4100M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
251 cb
Intel Core i5-4200U
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
231 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-4100MIntel Core i5-4200U
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU groupIntel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)Intel Core i 4000U (26)
ArchitectureHaswell HHaswell U
Technology22 nm22 nm
SegmentNotebookNotebook
SocketPGA 946BGA 1168
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i5-5200U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen
Intel Core i3-4100MIntel Core i5-4200U
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 2x
Frequency: 2.50 GHz 1.60 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 2.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 2.30 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache3.00 MB3.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-4100MIntel Core i5-4200U
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU frequency0.20 - 1.15 GHz0.20 - 1.00 GHz
CUs / Shader20 / 16020 / 160
Raytracing
Max. displays33
Max. GPU Memory2 GB2 GB
Technology22 nm22 nm
Release dateQ2/2013Q2/2013

NPU AI performance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-4100MIntel Core i5-4200U
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-4100MIntel Core i5-4200U
MemoryDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB16 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 162.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-4100MIntel Core i5-4200U
TDP37 W15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

Wischen
Intel Core i3-4100MIntel Core i5-4200U
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ4/2013Q3/2013
Release price281 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-4100M
Intel Core i3-4100M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i5-4200U
Intel Core i5-4200U
2C / 4T · 1.60 - 2.60 GHz

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