Intel Core i5-4200U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-4200U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1168 socket and was released in Q3/2013. The Intel Core i5-4200U scores 545 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,180 points.
Intel Core i5-4200U

CPU lineage

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Name: Intel Core i5-4200U
Family: Intel Core i5 (328)
CPU group: Intel Core i 4000U (26)
Architecture: Haswell U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Core i5-5200U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4200U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4200U is 1.60 GHz (2.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 2.30 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-4200U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-4200U uses the Intel HD Graphics 4400, which has 160 texture shaders and 20 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU frequency: 0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.00 GHz
Compute units: 20
Shader: 160
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2013
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1600
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth: 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4200U is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 3.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2013
Release price: 281 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-4200U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
45
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
44
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
43
Intel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
39
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
30
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
28
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
26

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
142
AMD Athlon 3000G AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
141
Intel Core i5-6300U Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
115
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
107
Intel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
88
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
84
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
47

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.
AMD FX-6350 AMD FX-6350
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
549
Intel Pentium G2010 Intel Pentium G2010
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
548
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
547
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
545
Intel Core i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
545
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
544
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MediaTek Dimensity 700
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
544

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1183
Intel Core i3-3130M Intel Core i3-3130M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1183
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1181
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1180
Intel Celeron 6305E Intel Celeron 6305E
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1180
AMD Phenom II X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1177
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
1176

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 Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
768
Intel Core i3-4100M Intel Core i3-4100M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
768
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
768
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
767
Intel Core i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
767
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
763
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
763

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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1455
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1449
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1446
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1442
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1441
Intel Celeron 6305E Intel Celeron 6305E
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1439
Intel Celeron N5095 Intel Celeron N5095
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1437

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 i5-4260U Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
224
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
223
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
217
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
216
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 3.60 GHz
216
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz
213
AMD FX-6350 AMD FX-6350
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
212

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.
AMD A6-3650 AMD A6-3650
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
542
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
534
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
527
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
522
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
522
Intel Core m5-6Y54 Intel Core m5-6Y54
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
521
Intel Core i3-10100Y Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
517

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.
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz
325
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz
325
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) @ 0.63 GHz
321
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.00 GHz
320
Intel Xeon W-11155MRE Intel Xeon W-11155MRE
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.25 GHz
320
Intel Xeon W-11155MLE Intel Xeon W-11155MLE
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.25 GHz
320
Intel Core i7-3820QM Intel Core i7-3820QM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.25 GHz
320

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 Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2208
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
2202
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2198
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2197
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2197
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
2191
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
2190

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.
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
217
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
212
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
209
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
207
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
199
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
197
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
186

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 i3-5010U Intel Core i3-5010U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
628
Intel Celeron G3930 Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
627
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
624
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
617
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
614
Intel Core i3-3120M Intel Core i3-3120M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
613
Intel Core i5-3337U Intel Core i5-3337U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
612

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.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
90
AMD Athlon II X2 370K AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
90
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
90
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
89
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
89
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
89
AMD Phenom II X4 965 AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
89

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 i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz
236
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
236
AMD A8-7650K AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
232
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
231
AMD A10-7700K AMD A10-7700K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
231
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
231
Intel Core i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
230

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