Intel Core i5-4200M vs Intel Core i5-580M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4200M and Intel Core i5-580M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-4200M

Intel Core i5-580M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4200M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1617 vs 1294
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2811 vs 1951
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 660 vs 434
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1425 vs 934

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2013 vs 26 September 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617 vs 1294
PassMark - CPU mark	2811 vs 1951
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	660 vs 434
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1425 vs 934

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-580M

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 37 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 37 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4200M
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-580M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1617

1294

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2811

1951

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

660

434

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1425

934

Name	Intel Core i5-4200M	Intel Core i5-580M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617	1294
PassMark - CPU mark	2811	1951
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	660	434
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1425	934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.387
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3354
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3318
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3354
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3318

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-4200M	Intel Core i5-580M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Arrandale
Launch date	4 June 2013	26 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$266
Place in performance rating	1752	2426
Price now	$179.99	$109.95
Processor Number	i5-4200M	i5-580M
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	6.61	7.03
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	130 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	960 Million	382 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		4800 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Device ID	0x416
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz	766 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	FCPGA946	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4	1x16
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
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)