Intel Pentium T4300 vs Intel Core i5-4690S

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Intel Pentium T4300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4690S
Intel Pentium T4300 Intel Core i5-4690S

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium T4300 or Intel Core i5-4690S - 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 Pentium T4300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium T4300 was released in Q1/2009.

The Intel Core i5-4690S has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4690S was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Pentium T4000/SU4000 (5) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
2 Generation 4
Penryn Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium T4300 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz. The Intel Core i5-4690S has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Pentium T4300 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4690S
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 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 Pentium T4300 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4690S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium T4300 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4690S can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Pentium T4300 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4690S
DDR3-800, DDR2-800 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium T4300 has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Core i5-4690S is 65 W.

Intel Pentium T4300 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4690S
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium T4300 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-4690S cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Pentium T4300 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4690S
45 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
PGA 478 Socket LGA 1150
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2009 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price 224 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium T4300 (33%)
Intel Core i5-4690S (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium T4300 (16%)
Intel Core i5-4690S (100%)

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 Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
303 (33%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
914 (100%)

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 Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
547 (18%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3021 (100%)

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 Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
735 (14%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
5418 (100%)

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 Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1181 (100%)

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 Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3089 (100%)

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 Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384 (100%)

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 Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
329 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
152 (100%)

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 Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
505 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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