Intel Core i5-9600T vs Intel Core i5-4200Y

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-9600T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4200Y
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-4200Y

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-9600T or Intel Core i5-4200Y - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-9600T has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9600T was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Core i5-4200Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4200Y was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 9000 (34) CPU group Intel Core i 4000Y (11)
9 Generation 4
Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture Haswell Y
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-8600T Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-10600T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-9600T has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-9600T is 2.30 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-4200Y has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4200Y is at 1.40 GHz (1.90 GHz).

Intel Core i5-9600T Characteristic Intel Core i5-4200Y
6 Cores 2
6 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.90 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-9600T Characteristic Intel Core i5-4200Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-9600T or Intel Core i5-4200Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 7.5
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 20
192 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-9600T can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-4200Y supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-9600T Characteristic Intel Core i5-4200Y
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
9.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-9600T is 35 W, while the Intel Core i5-4200Y has a TDP of 11.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-9600T Characteristic Intel Core i5-4200Y
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 6 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-9600T is manufactured in 14 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-4200Y is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-9600T Characteristic Intel Core i5-4200Y
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1151-2 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2013
280 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
1036 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
484 (47%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
3870 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
922 (24%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
1265 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
574 (45%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
4561 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
994 (22%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz
272 (62%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
9403 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1560 (17%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
159 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
76 (48%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
908 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
204 (22%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-4200Y
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