Pentium Silver vs i5-4200M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4200M
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 37 Watt
1.83

Pentium Silver outperforms Core i5-4200M by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20091946
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency4.51no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)no data
Release date4 June 2013 (11 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache3 MBno data
Chip lithography22 nmno data
Die size130 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors960 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCPGA946no data
Power consumption (TDP)37 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600no data
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver.

PCIe version3no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-4200M 1.83
Pentium Silver 1.99
+8.7%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-4200M 2804
Pentium Silver 3049
+8.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.83 1.99
Recency 4 June 2013 1 July 2020

Pentium Silver has a 8.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-4200M and Pentium Silver.


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