Intel Core i5-4210U processor review

Intel Core i5-4210U

Core i5-4210U processor released by Intel; release date: 14 April 2014. At the time of release, the processor cost $281. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Haswell microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.70 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 3 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 16 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1168. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1 GHz, maximum video memory size - 2 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4765
1379
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
157100
2308
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
547
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
1145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
97.640 mPixels/s
1.608 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
741.453 Frames/s
25.476 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4.623 Frames/s
0.182 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
218.231 mHash/s
4.244 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
742 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
1697 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
3360 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
742.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
1697.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
3360.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1379
PassMark - CPU mark 2308
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 1.608 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 25.476 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 0.182 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 4.244 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 742 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1697 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3360 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 742.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1697.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3360.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel HD Graphics 4400

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 46 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Pipelines 20
Texture fill rate 4.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt
Transistor count 392 million

Games performance

1. Total War Pharaoh (2023)
2. Hunt Showdown (2020)
3. Escape from Tarkov (2020)
4. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)
5. Need for Speed Heat (2019)
6. FIFA 20 (2019)
7. Borderlands 3 (2019)
8. Control (2019)
9. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
10. Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)
11. F1 2019 (2019)
12. Anno 1800 (2019)
13. The Division 2 (2019)
14. Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)
15. Anthem (2019)
16. Metro Exodus (2019)
17. Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
18. Apex Legends (2019)
19. World of Tanks enCore (2018)
20. Just Cause 4 (2018)
21. Darksiders III (2018)
22. Farming Simulator 19 (2018)
23. Battlefield V (2018)
24. Fallout 76 (2018)
25. Hitman 2 (2018)
26. Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)
27. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
28. Forza Horizon 4 (2018)
29. FIFA 19 (2018)
30. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
31. F1 2018 (2018)
32. Monster Hunter World (2018)
33. The Crew 2 (2018)
34. Far Cry 5 (2018)
35. X-Plane 11.11 (2018)
36. Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)
37. Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)
38. Fortnite (2018)
39. Need for Speed Payback (2017)
40. Call of Duty WWII (2017)
41. Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)
42. Destiny 2 (2017)
43. ELEX (2017)
44. The Evil Within 2 (2017)
45. Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
46. FIFA 18 (2017)
47. Ark Survival Evolved (2017)
48. F1 2017 (2017)
49. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)
50. Team Fortress 2 (2017)
51. Dirt 4 (2017)
52. Rocket League (2017)
53. Prey (2017)
54. Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)
55. Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)
56. For Honor (2017)
57. Resident Evil 7 (2017)
58. Titanfall 2 (2016)
59. Farming Simulator 17 (2016)
60. Civilization VI (2016)
61. Battlefield 1 (2016)
62. Mafia 3 (2016)
63. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)
64. Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
65. Overwatch (2016)
66. Hitman 2016 (2016)
67. The Division (2016)
68. Far Cry Primal (2016)
69. XCOM 2 (2016)
70. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
71. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
72. Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
73. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
74. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
75. Anno 2205 (2015)
76. World of Warships (2015)
77. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)
78. The Witcher 3 (2015)
79. Dirt Rally (2015)
80. GTA V (2015)
81. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
82. Far Cry 4 (2014)
83. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
84. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
85. Alien: Isolation (2014)
86. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
87. Sims 4 (2014)
88. Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)
89. The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)
90. Thief (2014)
91. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
92. Battlefield 4 (2013)
93. Total War: Rome II (2013)
94. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
95. Metro: Last Light (2013)
96. BioShock Infinite (2013)
97. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
98. SimCity (2013)
99. Tomb Raider (2013)
100. Crysis 3 (2013)
101. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
102. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
103. Borderlands 2 (2012)
104. Dirt Showdown (2012)
105. Diablo III (2012)
106. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
107. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
108. Battlefield 3 (2011)
109. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
110. StarCraft 2 (2010)
111. Metro 2033 (2010)
112. Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
113. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
114. World of Warcraft (2005)

Total War Pharaoh (2023)

Low, 1920x10809.00

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x7208.10

Escape from Tarkov (2020)

Low, 1280x7208.80

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x10804.10

Need for Speed Heat (2019)

Low, 1280x7207.90

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x72025.30

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.00

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x7207.40

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76890.00
Medium, 1366x76856.00
High, 1366x76841.00

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72010.30

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72011.00

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.30

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72010.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72020.00

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x7204.00

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x7204.00

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.00

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x76884.20
Medium, 1920x10809.60

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.40

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.00

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72028.80
Medium, 1920x108010.30

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.40

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.20

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.10

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.10

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x7205.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72030.40

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.90

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7206.90

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7205.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.60

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.80

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.10

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72046.50
Medium, 1920x108011.00

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Low, 1280x7209.60

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x72011.50

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x7205.00

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x7208.00

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x7207.00

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72013.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x72038.90

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x7207.00

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x72018.00
Medium, 1920x108013.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72022.60

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72045.00
Medium, 1366x76840.00

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72021.20
Medium, 1920x10808.00

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72065.30
Medium, 1920x108019.30

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72012.90
Medium, 1920x10805.60

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.10

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72013.10

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72022.10
Medium, 1920x10809.60

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72019.50
Medium, 1366x76812.70

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x72049.30
Medium, 1366x76827.10
High, 1920x10808.20

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76820.30
Medium, 1366x7687.50

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72014.10
Medium, 1366x7689.00

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x7203.80

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x7208.20

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72020.70
Medium, 1366x76810.30

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72031.30
Medium, 1366x76820.40

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x7208.50
Medium, 1366x7685.90

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72014.20
Medium, 1366x7687.90

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72012.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72013.10

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76813.10
Medium, 1366x7687.60

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76820.20
Medium, 1366x76812.60

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x7684.70

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76824.90
Medium, 1366x76814.30

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76820.30
Medium, 1366x76812.10

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76821.00
Medium, 1366x7689.20

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76843.60
Medium, 1366x76831.20

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72060.30
Medium, 1366x76831.50
High, 1920x108014.50

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76810.70
Medium, 1366x7686.90

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x76877.80
Medium, 1366x76819.60

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76822.80
Medium, 1366x76817.80

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76815.35
Medium, 1366x7689.50
High, 1920x10803.80
Ultra, 1920x10801.40

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76813.50
Medium, 1366x7689.90

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x7686.30
Medium, 1366x7683.90

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76821.35
Medium, 1366x76812.35

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76829.30
Medium, 1366x76818.50
High, 1920x108010.40

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72016.80
Medium, 1344x75610.48
High, 1920x10806.50
Ultra, 1920x10803.10

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768146.55
Medium, 1366x76828.45
High, 1920x108012.40

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72024.90
Medium, 1280x72021.70

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76838.10
Medium, 1366x76820.60
High, 1366x76812.40

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76812.90
Medium, 1366x7687.90
High, 1366x7686.35
Ultra, 1920x10803.45

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76830.20
Medium, 1366x76818.40
High, 1366x7688.80

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76822.00
Medium, 1366x76815.00
High, 1366x7689.00

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76831.80
Medium, 1366x76826.00
High, 1366x76817.50
Ultra, 1920x10805.80

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76812.61
Medium, 1366x7689.60
High, 1366x7685.50
Ultra, 1920x10802.50

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76819.90
Medium, 1366x76813.60
High, 1366x7689.90

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72029.50
Medium, 1366x76815.90
High, 1366x76813.30
Ultra, 1920x10804.34

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768117.70
Medium, 1366x76831.55
High, 1366x76816.05
Ultra, 1920x10802.00

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x76831.50
Medium, 1366x76814.30
High, 1366x7689.00

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76838.90
Medium, 1366x76820.30
High, 1366x76812.00
Ultra, 1920x10805.90

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76813.40
Medium, 1366x7688.60

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76818.67
Medium, 1366x76813.60

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76830.60
Medium, 1366x76822.30
High, 1366x76810.00

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76849.00
Medium, 1366x76825.00
High, 1366x76815.00

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x76841.05
Medium, 1366x76824.80
High, 1366x76817.00
Ultra, 1920x10805.00

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76848.00
Medium, 1366x76836.10
High, 1366x76829.60
Ultra, 1920x108014.00

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72041.00
High, 1366x76829.00

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72031.69
Medium, 1366x76817.20
High, 1366x76810.60

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76817.00
Medium, 1366x76811.70
High, 1366x7689.70

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76864.00
High, 1366x76831.70
Ultra, 1920x108013.80

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768116.65
Medium, 1360x76832.40
High, 1360x76818.40
Ultra, 1920x108010.00

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x60035.50
Medium, 1360x76820.40
High, 1600x90011.50
Ultra, 1920x10805.05

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Low, 640x480122.00
High, 1024x76844.00

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Low, 1024x76831.75
Medium, 1024x76823.70

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600169.00
Medium, 1024x76885.00
High, 1280x102423.00
Ultra, 1920x10809.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date 14 April 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $281
Place in performance rating 2049
Processor Number i5-4210U
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 118 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 3 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0xA16
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3280x2000@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations 4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version 9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)