Intel Core i5-4258U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-4258U is a 2 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2013. The Intel Core i5-4258U is based on the 4. generation of the Intel Core i5 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1168. The Intel Core i5-4258U scores 656 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,479 points.
Intel Core i5-4258U

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i5-4258U belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i5-4258U.

Name: Intel Core i5-4258U
Family: Intel Core i5 (328)
CPU group: Intel Core i 4000U (26)
Architecture: Haswell U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Core i5-5257U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Core i5-4258U clock with 2.40 GHz (2.90 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 2.90 GHz

Internal Graphics

With the Intel Iris Graphics 5100, the Intel Core i5-4258U has an build in graphic solution. It has 40 SM processors, which have a total of 320 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Intel Iris Graphics 5100
GPU frequency: 0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 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: 16 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

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 Intel Core i5-4258U supports up to 16 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s.

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

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i5-4258U has a TDP of 28 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 28 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4258U has a 3.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

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

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-4258U 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 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 Celeron N4505 Intel Celeron N4505
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
660
Intel Pentium D1508 Intel Pentium D1508
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
659
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
657
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
656
Intel Core i3-4340TE Intel Core i3-4340TE
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
655
Intel Core i3-4150T Intel Core i3-4150T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
653
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
652

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 A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1483
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1483
AMD FX-4320 AMD FX-4320
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1481
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1479
Intel Core i3-2120 Intel Core i3-2120
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1478
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1478
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1478

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 i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
845
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
845
Intel Core i3-7100U Intel Core i3-7100U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
841
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
838
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
837
Intel Xeon D-1540 Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
837
Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
837

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 G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1675
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1671
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1670
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1669
Intel Celeron J6412 Intel Celeron J6412
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1662
Intel Core m5-6Y54 Intel Core m5-6Y54
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1648
Intel Core i3-4100M Intel Core i3-4100M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1645

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz
737
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Adreno 630 @ 0.70 GHz
737
Intel Core i5-7260U Intel Core i5-7260U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 @ 0.95 GHz
730
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.10 GHz
704
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.10 GHz
704
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.10 GHz
704
Intel Core i7-4650U Intel Core i7-4650U
Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.10 GHz
704

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 Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2589
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2589
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
2584
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2578
Intel Core m3-7Y30 Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2574
Intel Core i7-4510U Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2574
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2568

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 i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
117
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
117
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
117
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
116
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
116
Intel Core i7-4785T Intel Core i7-4785T
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
116
Intel Core i3-6167U Intel Core i3-6167U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
115

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 Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
265
Intel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
264
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
264
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
263
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
263
Intel Celeron J4105 Intel Celeron J4105
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
263
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
263

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