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Intel Core i5 4200M
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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 27.17 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 |
| | More l2 cache 1 MB | | Significantly higher GPU clock speed 400 MHz |
by Joel-Hruska (Jun, 2014)Dubbed the Core M, this chip could be a fundamental game changer for Santa Clara, for one simple reason — it will allow the company to finally build big-core x86 devices that fit into form factors thin enough to compete with current Android, Apple, and Windows tablets based on its own Bay Trail.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4200U vs 4200M
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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 | 27.17 pt/W | vs | 14.64 pt/W | More than 85% better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | vs | 8.91 $/year | 2.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 55% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 20% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly higher GPU clock speed | 400 MHz | vs | 200 MHz | 2x higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Better turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | vs | 1,000 MHz | 15% better turbo clock speed | |||
| Supports more RAM | 32,000 MB | vs | 16,384 MB | Supports more than 95% more RAM | |||
| Significantly more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better 3DMark06 CPU score | 3,882.5 | vs | 2,450 | Around 60% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 2.41 pt/$ | vs | 1.45 pt/$ | More than 65% better performance per dollar | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,687 | vs | 1,396 | More than 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.07 GHz | vs | 2.47 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark score | 4,152 | vs | 3,295 | More than 25% better PassMark score | |||
| Better geekbench (32-bit) score | 5,374 | vs | 4,340 | Around 25% better geekbench (32-bit) score | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Marginally 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)
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3D Mark 11 (Physics)
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
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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 vitualization 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 | |
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-1333 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| LPDDR3-1333 | |||
| LPDDR3-1600 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 12,800 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 | 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 nms | 22 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 100°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.47 GHz | 3.07 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.47 GHz | 3.07 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 15W | 37W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | 8.91 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 27.17 pt/W | 14.64 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 12.19W | 30.06W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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