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Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4250U 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 i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1168

Clockspeed: 1.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 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: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4250U CPU @ 1.30GHz, Intel Core i5-4250U CPU @ 1.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 6.15

Overall Rank:
3426th fastest in multithreading out of 5482 CPUs
2988th fastest in single threading out of 5482 CPUs
765th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $349.00 USD (2020-03-10)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2146
Single Thread Rating
1326

Samples: 507*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,401
Thread: 1,362

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz

Integer Math7,053 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,513 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,061 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption605.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression33,890 KBytes/Sec
Physics227 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,732 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,326 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
 25,345
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,828
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,080
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,522
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,410
Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz
 2,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 55.46
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.20
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.05
Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz
 6.15
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
Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,512
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,394
Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz
 1,326
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5107198 - Nov 16 2025
2004
BL5104499 - Oct 10 2025
2368
BL5104491 - Oct 10 2025
2510
BL2959744 - Oct 07 2025
2281
BL5102660 - Sep 10 2025
776
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz
 2,146
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,504 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i3-7020U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,568 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,253 (+5.0%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,094 (-2.4%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,042 (-4.8%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,011 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,566 (+19.6%)
Intel Core i7-4500U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,489 (+16.0%)
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,484 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i7-3537U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,349 (+9.5%)
Intel Core m3-6Y30 @ 0.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,180 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i5-4200U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4250U
 2,176 (+1.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,670
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
 9,644
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
 9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,040
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 7,990
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
 7,874
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,780
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
 7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 6,956
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,707
Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz
 346