CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4500U vs 4200M

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 4500U
7.1
Core i5 4200M
7.3
3DMark06 (CPU), Passmark and GeekBench (32-bit)

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 4500U
8.5
Core i5 4200M
8.7
Passmark (Single Core)

Power Consumption

How much power does the processor require?
Core i7 4500U
5.6
Core i5 4200M
5.3
TDP

Features

How does CPUBoss rank the features of each product?
Core i7 4500U
4.5
Core i5 4200M
4.2
Features and specifications that differ between products

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 4500U

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More l3 cache 4 MB vs 3 MB Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Significantly lower typical power consumption 12.19W vs 30.06W 2.5x lower typical power consumption
Significantly better 3DMark11 physics score 5,480 vs 3,260 Around 70% better 3DMark11 physics score
Significantly better performance per watt 41.9 pt/W vs 14.64 pt/W More than 2.8x better performance per watt
More l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1.5 MB/core Around 35% more l3 cache per core
Significantly lower annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year vs 8.91 $/year 2.5x lower annual home energy cost
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Significantly higher clock speed 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz Around 40% higher clock speed
More l2 cache 1 MB vs 0.5 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Significantly higher GPU clock speed 400 MHz vs 200 MHz 2x higher GPU clock speed
Supports more RAM 32,000 MB vs 16,384 MB Supports more than 95% more RAM
Significantly more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Better performance per dollar 2.41 pt/$ vs 1.6 pt/$ More than 50% better performance per dollar
Slightly better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz vs 1,100 MHz Around 5% better turbo clock speed
Marginally newer Oct, 2013 vs Jul, 2013 Release date 3 months later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4500U vs i5 4200M

GeekBench (32-bit)

Core i7 4500U
4,852
Core i5 4200M
5,369
browser.primatelabs.com

GeekBench

Core i7 4500U
5,535
Core i5 4200M
5,369

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

Core i7 4500U
5,480
Core i5 4200M
3,260
Core i7 4500U Core i5 4200M @ community.futuremark.com
On average I measured a 15% increase in the subset of game tests I was able to run in Taipei, and a 13% increase in performance across our 3DMark tests.
Core i7 4500U | by Anand-Lal-Shimpi (Jun, 2013)

3D Mark 06 (CPU)

Core i7 4500U
3,494
Core i5 4200M
3,882.5
notebookcheck.net

Passmark

Core i7 4500U
3,863
Core i5 4200M
4,153
cpubenchmark.net
PCMark 7 and single-threaded Cinebench show a 3 - 6% increase in performance, while multithreaded Cinebench and x264 show a 3 - 5% decrease in performance.
Core i7 4500U | by Anand-Lal-Shimpi (Jun, 2013)

Passmark (Single Core)

Core i7 4500U
1,595
Core i5 4200M
1,688
cpubenchmark.net

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 4500U  vs
i5 4200M 
Clock speed 1.8 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3 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
EM64T
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4
AVX 2.0
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 15W 37W
Annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year 8.91 $/year
Performance per watt 41.9 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

details

 Core i7 4500U  vs
i5 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 4 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nms 22 nms
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 100°C Unknown - 100°C

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 1,100 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
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Comments

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Kayel (07:30 AM, July 10, 2014)
how do you mean.... did the battery die, the GPU or what? and wasn't it covered by the warranty? and furthermore, did it get extremely hot, as the 4200m has a higher power consumption, I would think that it got quite hot during gaming?
Jade (01:51 AM, June 30, 2014)
I wouldn't recommend the z510, battery life is terrible, it died after 3 months of normal use.
whaya (07:39 PM, May 7, 2014)
i have that one with fullhd resolution. well, you can play latest games on med-high graphics. some games not really smooth, but setting lower resolution helps (1650*1020 or whatever).
anselm fernandes (02:13 PM, May 3, 2014)
i have set my eyes on this new lenovo z510 which has the i5-4200m mentoned above, windows 8, 1tb hdd & 8gb ssd, geforce gt 740m 2gb ded. graphicsa and 6gb ram. jus wanted to know if this computer's processor is capable of playing next-gen anfd latest games
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