CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6200U vs 5250U among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 6200U
5.5
Core i5 5250U
5.4
Core i5 5200U
6.2
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 6200U
6.7
Core i5 5250U
7.9
Core i5 5200U
7.8
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 6200U
n.d.
Core i5 5250U
n.d.
Core i5 5200U
6.6
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 6200U
7.0
Core i5 5250U
7.5
Core i5 5200U
6.6
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 6200U
5.8
Core i5 5250U
5.8
Core i5 5200U
5.8
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 6200U
n.d.
Core i5 5250U
n.d.
Core i5 5200U
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.5

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 6200U
8.2
Core i5 5250U
8.5
Core i5 5200U
8.3

Winner
Intel Core i5 5250U 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 5250U  based on its value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Higher clock speed 2.3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz Around 45% higher clock speed
Better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score 19.03 mPixels/s vs 16.2 mPixels/s Around 20% better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score
Better 3DMark06 CPU score 44.9 vs 41.4 Around 10% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Better turbo clock speed 1,000 MHz vs 950 MHz More than 5% better turbo clock speed
Slightly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 5,551 vs 5,090 Around 10% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz Around 75% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Jan, 2015 Release date 6 months later
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Much better performance per watt 61.55 pt/W vs 10.57 pt/W More than 5.8x better performance per watt
Much better performance per dollar 2.93 pt/$ vs 0.56 pt/$ Around 5.2x better performance per dollar

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 6200U vs 5250U

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 6200U
26.65 mHash/s
Core i5 5250U
36.62 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i5 6200U
19.03 mPixels/s
Core i5 5250U
16.2 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 6200U
1.17 fps
Core i5 5250U
1.54 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6200U
5,551
Core i5 5250U
5,090

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6200U
2,583
Core i5 5250U
2,580

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6200U
3,610 MB/s
Core i5 5250U
3,470,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 6200U
3,984
Core i5 5250U
3,616

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 6200U
1,500
Core i5 5250U
1,446

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 6200U  vs
5250U 
Clock speed 2.3 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo clock speed 2.8 GHz 2.7 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

power consumption
TDP 15W 15W
Annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year 3.61 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 13.14 $/year 13.14 $/year
Performance per watt 10.57 pt/W 61.55 pt/W
Typical power consumption 12.19W 12.19W

bus
Architecture FSB DMI 2.0
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 4,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i5 6200U  vs
5250U 
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 14 nm 14 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.8 GHz 2.6 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.8 GHz 1.6 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.8 GHz 2.6 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 520 Intel® HD Graphics 6000
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 300 MHz 300 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,000 MHz 950 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1600
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 16,384 MB
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