Intel Core i5 4200M vs 3230M |
Released October, 2013
Intel Core i5 4200M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
7.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 4200M
 | Better performance per dollar 4.33 pt/$ | | Slightly better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz |
| | Newer Oct, 2013 |
by hassan-mujtaba (Sep, 2014)So some of the key aspects of the Broadwell microarchitecture would be to be suitable for fanless devices, deliver on core performance improvements and feature enhanced graphics, media, display capabilities.
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Released January, 2013
Intel Core i5 3230M
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
7.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 3230M
| | Higher Maximum Operating Temperature 105 °C |
by Ryan-Shrout (Nov, 2014)Newly branded as the Core M line, Broadwell-Y is meant to target the market looking for similar performance of today's ultra-low voltage Haswell processors but with longer battery life and more efficient designs.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4200M vs 3230M
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Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| 3DMark06 (CPU) and Passmark | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Power Consumption | |
How much power does the processor require? | |
| TDP | |
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How does CPUBoss rank the features of each product? | |
| Features and specifications that differ between products | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Better performance per dollar | 4.33 pt/$ | vs | 2.37 pt/$ | Around 85% better performance per dollar | |||
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| Slightly better turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | vs | 1,100 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
| Newer | Oct, 2013 | vs | Jan, 2013 | Release date 8 months later | |||
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| Higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 105 °C | vs | 100 °C | 5% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4200M vs 3230M
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
Passmark
Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 4200M | vs | 3230M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 37W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.91 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 14.04 pt/W | 15.22 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 30.06W | 28.44W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i5 4200M | vs | 3230M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nms | 22 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 100°C | Unknown - 105°C | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 400 MHz | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,000 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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