Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4200M can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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Is the Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA946

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 37 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-4200M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 31.50

Overall Rank:
2582nd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2067th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
588th fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $88.95 USD (2020-03-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2802

Single Thread Rating

1618

Samples: 2753*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,089
Thread: 1,635

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	9,733 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,961 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,645 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	760.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,807 KBytes/Sec
Physics	238 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,400 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,618 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Lenovo ThinkPad T540p 20BE003AUS 15.6-Inch Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core i5-4200M Processor, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, Intel HD Graphics 4600, Windows 7 Pro) Black	$379.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Thinkpad T440p 20AN0069US 14-Inch Laptop (Intel i5-4200M, HD Graphics 4600, 4GBx1 memory, Windows 7 Pro 64)	$399.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad T540p 15.6-Inch FHD - 2.6GHz Intel Core i5-4300M Processor, 8GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, Intel HD Graphics 4600 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M, Windows 7 Pro - Black	$379.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad T540p 15.6" Business High Performance Laptop, Intel Core i5-4200M 2.50 GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVD+/-RW, 7-Hour Battery Life, WiFi, Webcam, HDMI, Windows 7 Pro	$379.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad L440 20AS002FUS Laptop (Windows 8, Intel Core i5-4200M, 14" LED-lit Screen, Storage: 500 GB, RAM: 4 GB) Black	$399.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,993
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,392
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,464
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,013
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,820
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,793
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,720
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		2,802

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.63
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		31.50
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.46
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.24
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,071
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,042
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,673
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,420
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		1,618

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2284157 - Dec 17 2024		2824
BL2283867 - Dec 17 2024		2134
BL2283146 - Dec 17 2024		2690
BL5081499 - Dec 15 2024		3321
BL2279870 - Dec 15 2024		3070

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		2,802
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,697 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,562 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,981 (+6.4%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,053 (-26.7%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,886 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,467 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,423 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,872 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,367 (-15.5%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-4200M		1,938 (-30.8%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		1,636 (-41.6%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,967 (+5.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,111
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,234
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,204
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,930
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		383

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