Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4210H 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 i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1364

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 47 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) i5-4210H CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i5-4210H CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2976th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
2221st fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
656th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3087

Single Thread Rating

1787

Samples: 730*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,620
Thread: 1,881

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	10,737 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,418 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,141 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	849.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	44,700 KBytes/Sec
Physics	254 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,655 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,787 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,258
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,621
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,756
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,477
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,393
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz		3,087

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,504
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,887
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,615
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz		1,787

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3268627 - Feb 06 2026		3422
BL3267534 - Feb 06 2026		3473
BL3266474 - Feb 05 2026		3424
BL3235771 - Jan 23 2026		3224
BL3209586 - Jan 13 2026		3375

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz		3,087
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4210H		2,999 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4210H		2,905 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4210H		2,805 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4210H		2,703 (-12.4%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4210H		2,638 (-14.5%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-4210H		2,557 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4210H		2,503 (-18.9%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4210H		2,448 (-20.7%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i5-4210H		2,669 (-13.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i5-4210H		3,726 (+20.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i5-4210H		3,704 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4210H		3,401 (+10.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,408
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,990
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,912
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,884
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,759
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Core i5-4210H @ 2.90GHz		414

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