Intel Core i7-2655LE vs Intel Core i5-4260U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2655LE and Intel Core i5-4260U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2655LE

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • Around 4% higher maximum memory size: 16.6 GB vs 16 GB
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB vs 16 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4260U

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1454 vs 1231
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2305 vs 1999
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1454 vs 1231
PassMark - CPU mark 2305 vs 1999

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-2655LE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4260U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1231
1454
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1999
2305
Name Intel Core i7-2655LE Intel Core i5-4260U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1231 1454
PassMark - CPU mark 1999 2305
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 584
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.676
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 29.102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.921
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1091
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2076
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3744
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1091
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2076
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3744

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-2655LE Intel Core i5-4260U

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Haswell
Launch date Q1'11 14 April 2014
Place in performance rating 1998 2000
Processor Number i7-2655LE i5-4260U
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $325

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 1.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 181 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 3 MB
Transistor count 1300 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Intel® HD Graphics 5000
Device ID 0xA26
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Max video memory 2 GB

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023) 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1023 FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 12
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 4x1, 2x4
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

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

Virtualization

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

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