Intel Core i7-4600U vs Intel Core i5-4210U

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4600U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4210U
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i5-4210U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-4600U and the Intel Core i5-4210U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-4600U 2 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Intel Core i5-4210U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2014.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 4000U (26) CPU group Intel Core i 4000U (26)
4 Generation 4
Haswell U Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4600U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-4210U clocks with 1.70 GHz (2.70 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-4600U Characteristic Intel Core i5-4210U
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.35 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 i7-4600U Characteristic Intel Core i5-4210U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 7.5
22 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
20 Compute units 20
160 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 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 HD Graphics 4400 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-4600U, while the Intel Core i5-4210U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-4600U Characteristic Intel Core i5-4210U
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
12 PCIe lanes 12
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-4600U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-4210U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-4600U Characteristic Intel Core i5-4210U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4600U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-4210U is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Core i7-4600U Characteristic Intel Core i5-4210U
22 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
BGA 1168 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Core i7-4600U to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Core i5-4210U to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 6 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 i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
829 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
547 (66%)

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 i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1372 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz
1220 (89%)

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 i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
950 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
795 (84%)

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 i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1735 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz
1497 (86%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
280 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
202 (72%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
522 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz
449 (86%)

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 i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.10 GHz
352 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.00 GHz
320 (91%)

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 i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2702 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz
2302 (85%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
801 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
646 (81%)

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 i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
120 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
92 (77%)

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 i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
291 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz
236 (81%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1442.5 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz
217 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i5-4210U
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Core i5-4210UAMD A8-6410 Intel Core i5-4210U vs AMD A8-6410
2. Intel Core i5-4210UIntel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i5-4210U vs Intel Core i5-5200U
3. Intel Core M-5Y10Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core M-5Y10 vs Intel Core i5-4210U
4. Intel Core i7-4510UIntel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i7-4510U vs Intel Core i5-4210U
5. Intel Core i5-4210UAMD A10-7300 Intel Core i5-4210U vs AMD A10-7300
6. Intel Core i3-4030UIntel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i3-4030U vs Intel Core i5-4210U
7. Intel Core i5-4210UAMD A6-6310 Intel Core i5-4210U vs AMD A6-6310
8. Intel Core i5-4210UAMD E1-6010 Intel Core i5-4210U vs AMD E1-6010
9. Intel Celeron N2840Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Celeron N2840 vs Intel Core i5-4210U
10. Intel Core i7-4600UIntel Core i5-5300U Intel Core i7-4600U vs Intel Core i5-5300U


back to index