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.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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: 31.63

Overall Rank:
2712th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
2186th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
618th fastest in out of 1468 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2814

Single Thread Rating

1619

Samples: 2852*
*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	9,761 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,971 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,639 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	764.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	41,029 KBytes/Sec
Physics	239 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,416 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,619 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2025.
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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	Dell Latitude E6440 - Core i5 4200M / 2.5 GHz - Windows 7 Pro 64-bit - 4 GB RAM - 320 GB HDD - DVD-Writer - 14" 1366 x 768 ( HD ) - Intel HD Graphics	$197.59 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Thinkpad T440p 20AN0069US 14-Inch Laptop (Intel i5-4200M, HD Graphics 4600, 4GBx1 memory, Windows 7 Pro 64)	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,134
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,891
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,132
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,310
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,793
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,700
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,722
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,607
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		2,814

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.97
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		31.63
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.09
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
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 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,052
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,032
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,923
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,656
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		1,619

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2560039 - Apr 17 2025		3088
BL2548107 - Apr 11 2025		2717
BL2541822 - Apr 09 2025		2841
BL2539333 - Apr 08 2025		3134
BL2533279 - Apr 05 2025		3008

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 April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		2,814
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,696 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,563 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,976 (+5.8%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,046 (-27.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,905 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,463 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,430 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,876 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,363 (-16.0%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-4200M		1,939 (-31.1%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		1,646 (-41.5%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M		2,980 (+5.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,707
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,111
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,068
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,800
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,798
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		384

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