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Intel Core i5-4260U
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core i5-4260U
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4.9 (8 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-06-04

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i5-4260U is a processor that demonstrates its strengths in efficiency. It was developed based on the 22 nm manufacturing technology. This chip belongs to the Haswell U architecture family. For many everyday applications, it still delivers reliable performance. We often see it in devices that focus on long battery life.

Integrated Intel HD Graphics 5000 is a great advantage. It was a significant step forward at the time. It enables smooth playback of HD videos. Light image editing is also easily possible with it. With 3 MB Level 3 Cache, the processor offers reasonable data processing. The maximum memory bandwidth is 26 GB/s.

This is perfectly sufficient for most everyday tasks. Although it is no longer the latest model, the Intel Core i5-4260U surprises with its continued usability. It is still very well suited for e-mails, surfing the web, and office applications. It proves that good engineering can be durable. We appreciate its reliability in older systems.

It is a smart choice for price-conscious users.

Energy efficiency
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 5000
Reliable performance for everyday tasks

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 600 / 834
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank 631 / 832
In segment Notebook

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz

821

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

819

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

799

2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz

796

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

795

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

1,482

2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz

1,482

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

1,469

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

1,460

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

1,455

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

231 cb

4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz

225 cb

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

224 cb

2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

223 cb

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

216 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz

560

2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz

555

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

552

2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz

551

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

547

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

584 cb

5C / 5T · 1.80 GHz

577 cb

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

575 cb

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

562 cb

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

544 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz

1,218

2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz

1,215

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

1,211

2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz

1,202

4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

1,201

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel UHD Graphics 750

666

Intel UHD Graphics 770

665

Intel HD Graphics 5000

640

AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)

614

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)

614

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

106 cb

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

106 cb

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

103 cb

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

102 cb

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

99 cb

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.00 GHz

242 cb

2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

240 cb

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

239 cb

4C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

237 cb

4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

237 cb

More benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group	Intel Core i 4000U (26)
Architecture	Haswell U
Technology	22 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket	BGA 1168
Generation	4
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	2 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	normal
Cores:	2x
Frequency:	1.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	2.70 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache	3.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 5000
GPU frequency	0.20 - 1.00 GHz
CUs / Shader	40 / 320
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
Technology	22 nm
Release date	Q2/2013

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	16 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth	6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	100 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q2/2014
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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