Ryzen 5 2600E vs i5-4210U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2181not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency9.14no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)19 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size118 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E. 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++
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size16 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4400-
Max video memory2 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1 GHz-
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43280x2000@60Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hz-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12-
OpenGL4.3-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1220
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 April 2014 19 September 2018
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

i5-4210U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 2600E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 83.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-4210U and Ryzen 5 2600E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-4210U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 2600E is a desktop one.


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