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Intel Core i5 4200M
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 4200M based on its performance, single-core performance and value.
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Released October, 2013
Intel Core i5 4200M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
7.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 4200M
 | Much better fire strike score 659 | | Significantly better PCMark 8 home 3.0 accelerated score 2,521 |
| | Better performance per dollar 3.2 pt/$ | | Better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz |
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 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 3230M
| | Much higher GPU clock speed 650 MHz | | Higher turbo clock speed 3.2 GHz |
| | Slightly higher clock speed 2.6 GHz | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 105 °C |
by Ryan-Shrout (Aug, 2014)Moving to a 14nm process technology should give the GPU more thermal headroom and result in higher maximum clock speeds.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4200M vs 3230M among laptop CPUs (over 15W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 7.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better fire strike score | 659 | vs | 510 | Around 30% better fire strike score | |||
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| Significantly better PCMark 8 home 3.0 accelerated score | 2,521 | vs | 2,289 | More than 10% better PCMark 8 home 3.0 accelerated score | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 3.2 pt/$ | vs | 2.08 pt/$ | Around 55% better performance per dollar | |||
| 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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| Much higher GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | vs | 400 MHz | Around 65% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Slightly higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Much 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
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
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 | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
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 | |
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 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 100°C | Unknown - 105°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| 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 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 37W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.91 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 17.75 pt/W | 13.35 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 | |
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