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Intel Core i5 4200U
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Released February, 2011
Intel Core i5 2520M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
7.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 2520M
 | Supports trusted computing Yes |
by Joel-Hruska (Oct, 2014)This is in direct opposition to the sleek, razor-thin Core M devices that Intel has previously demoed.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4200U vs 2520M among laptop CPUs
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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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 4200U vs the 2520M. | |||||||
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| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4200U vs 2520M
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated 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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 4200U | vs | 2520M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 15W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 37.99 pt/W | 20.4 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 12.19W | 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 4200U | vs | 2520M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 100°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.49 GHz | 3.06 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,713.3 | 1,230.7 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.49 GHz | 3.06 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4400 | HD Graphics 3000 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 200 MHz | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,000 MHz | 1,300 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| LPDDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| LPDDR3-1600 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 16,384 MB | 16,384 MB | |
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