i3-4158U vs i5-4210U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4210U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.45
+19.8%
Core i3-4158U
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 28 Watt
1.21

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-4158U by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21812342
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i3
Power efficiency9.154.09
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$315

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size118 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIO++
Smart Connect++
FDI--
AMT9.59.5
Matrix Storage--
HD Audio++
RST++

Security technologies

Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
Anti-Theft++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4400Intel Iris Graphics 5100
Max video memory2 GB2 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43280x2000@60Hz3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hz3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1211.2/12
OpenGL4.34.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-4158U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1212
PCI support--
USB revision3.03.0
Total number of SATA ports44
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports44
Integrated IDE--
Number of USB ports44
Integrated LAN--
UART++

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.

i5-4210U 1.45
+19.8%
i3-4158U 1.21

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.

i5-4210U 2310
+20.2%
i3-4158U 1921

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-4210U 3843
+29.2%
i3-4158U 2974

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-4210U 7799
+22%
i3-4158U 6393

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-4210U 3200
+18.9%
i3-4158U 2691

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-4210U 21.23
+26%
i3-4158U 26.76

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-4210U 3
+18.1%
i3-4158U 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-4210U 237
+22.2%
i3-4158U 194

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-4210U 102
+32.5%
i3-4158U 77

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-4210U 1.16
+30.3%
i3-4158U 0.89

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-4210U 1.4
+16.7%
i3-4158U 1.2

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-4210U 2318
+18.8%
i3-4158U 1952

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-4210U 15
+19.3%
i3-4158U 13

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-4210U 80
+18.1%
i3-4158U 68

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i5-4210U 4653
+17.8%
i3-4158U 3949

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i5-4210U 2391
+28.2%
i3-4158U 1865

Geekbench 2

i5-4210U 5807
+33.9%
i3-4158U 4338

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 1.21
Integrated graphics card 1.35 1.94
Recency 14 April 2014 4 June 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

i5-4210U has a 19.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

i3-4158U, on the other hand, has 43.7% faster integrated GPU.

The Core i5-4210U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-4158U in performance tests.


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