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Intel Core i5-4250U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-12

The Intel Core i5-4250U 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 i5-4250U scores 545 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,185 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i5-4250U
Family:	Intel Core i5 (334)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 4000U (26)
Architecture:	Haswell U
Technology:	22 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Intel Core i5-5250U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4250U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4250U is 1.30 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:	1.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	2.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	2.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-4250U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-4250U uses the Intel HD Graphics 5000, which has 320 texture shaders and 40 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 5000
GPU frequency:	0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Compute units:	40
Shader:	320
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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
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.

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 i5-4250U 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:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz (2.60 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-4250U 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.

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Celeron 6305E 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	769
	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	768
	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	768
	Intel Core i5-4250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	767
	Intel Core i5-4200U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	767
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	758
	Intel Core i3-6157U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	745

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1482
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1469
	Intel Core i7-4550U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1460
	Intel Core i5-4250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1455
	Intel Celeron N5095A 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1455
	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	1455
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1449

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 i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	552
	Intel Core i5-4300Y 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	551
	Intel Core i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	547
	Intel Core i5-4250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	545
	Intel Core i5-4200U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	545
	AMD 3015Ce 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	544
	Intel Pentium Silver J5040 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	542

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.


	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1199
	Intel Core i7-3689Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	1199
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1195
	Intel Core i5-4250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1185
	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	1184
	Intel Core M-5Y10c 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1184
	Intel Core i3-3130M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1183

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 Xeon W-10885M Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.25 GHz	667
	Intel Core i7-11700B Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz	666
	Intel Core i5-12450HX Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.30 GHz	665
	Intel Core i5-4250U Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.00 GHz	640
	Intel Core i5-4260U Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.00 GHz	640
	Intel Xeon W-10855M Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.20 GHz	640
	Intel Core i3-N305 Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.25 GHz	640

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 Celeron 7305 5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz	2190
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	2186
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	2177
	Intel Core i5-4250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	2170
	Intel Core m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	2165
	Intel Core M-5Y51 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	2161
	AMD A6-9220 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	2158

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 i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	103
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	103
	Intel Core i3-5157U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	102
	Intel Core i5-4250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	99
	Intel Core i5-3437U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	99
	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	99
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	98

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.


	AMD A8-7650K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	232
	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	231
	Intel Core i5-4200U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	231
	Intel Core i5-4250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	230
	Intel Pentium Gold 4417U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	229
	Intel Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	228
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	227

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,819 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,765 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,502 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,090 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,423 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,103 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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