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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 31.58

Overall Rank:
2855th fastest in multithreading out of 5268 CPUs
2301st fastest in single threading out of 5268 CPUs
646th fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2809
Single Thread Rating
1616

Samples: 2898*
*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 Math9,740 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,959 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,613 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption764.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression40,849 KBytes/Sec
Physics238 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,412 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,616 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,809
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,033
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,233
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,699
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,626
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,684
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,519
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz
 2,809
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.72
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz
 31.58
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.80
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.13
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 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,045
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,024
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,912
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,642
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,628
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,598
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,405
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz
 1,616
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2744872 - Jul 06 2025
2733
BL2743125 - Jul 05 2025
3047
BL2737344 - Jul 02 2025
3134
BL2733756 - Jul 01 2025
3133
BL2733398 - Jul 01 2025
3050
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 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz
 2,809
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 2,683 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 2,564 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 2,977 (+6.0%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 2,052 (-26.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 2,888 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 2,453 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 2,426 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 2,884 (+2.7%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 1,947 (-30.7%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 1,650 (-41.3%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 2,977 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4200M
 2,845 (+1.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,909
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,000
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,134
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,810
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,048
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,778
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,754
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,751
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,743
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,621
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
 6,449
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz
 384