Intel Core i5 4200U vs 4200M |
Released July, 2013
Intel Core i5 4200U
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
6.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 4200U
 | Significantly lower typical power consumption 12.19W | | Better performance per watt 26.04 pt/W |
| | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year |
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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 4200M
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2.5 GHz | | Higher turbo clock speed 3.1 GHz |
| | Better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz | | Supports more RAM 32,000 MB |
by Ryan-Shrout (Sep, 2014)The Core M 5Y70 is the highest performance part with a base clock speed of 1.10 GHz that can scale up to 2.6 GHz with one or both cores active.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4200U vs 4200M
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| 3DMark06 (CPU), Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit) | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Power Consumption | |
How much power does the processor require? | |
| TDP | |
Features | |
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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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 12.19W | vs | 30.06W | 2.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Better performance per watt | 26.04 pt/W | vs | 14.04 pt/W | More than 85% better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | vs | 8.91 $/year | 2.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 55% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 20% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Better turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | vs | 1,000 MHz | 15% better turbo clock speed | |||
| Supports more RAM | 32,000 MB | vs | 16,384 MB | Supports more than 95% more RAM | |||
| Better 3DMark06 CPU score | 3,882.5 | vs | 2,450 | Around 60% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,676 | vs | 1,388 | More than 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.03 GHz | vs | 2.49 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark score | 4,098 | vs | 3,274 | More than 25% better PassMark score | |||
| Better geekbench (32-bit) score | 5,368 | vs | 4,238 | More than 25% better geekbench (32-bit) score | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 2.38 pt/$ | vs | 1.39 pt/$ | More than 70% better performance per dollar | |||
| Newer | Oct, 2013 | vs | Jul, 2013 | Release date 3 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4200U vs 4200M
GeekBench (32-bit)
GeekBench (64-bit)
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
Passmark
Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 4200U | vs | 4200M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.1 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 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4400 | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 200 MHz | 400 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,000 MHz | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| LPDDR3-1333 | |||
| LPDDR3-1600 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 16,384 MB | 32,000 MB | |
details | Core i5 4200U | vs | 4200M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.49 GHz | 3.03 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.49 GHz | 3.03 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 15W | 37W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | 8.91 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 26.04 pt/W | 14.04 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 12.19W | 30.06W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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