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Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4260U 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 i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 1.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 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) i5-4260U CPU @ 1.40GHz, Intel Core i5-4260U CPU @ 1.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3329th fastest in multithreading out of 5491 CPUs
2753rd fastest in single threading out of 5491 CPUs
740th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2312
Single Thread Rating
1458

Samples: 492*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,777
Thread: 1,566

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz

Integer Math7,748 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,781 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,290 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption659.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression37,811 KBytes/Sec
Physics241 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,733 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,458 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz

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 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
 25,339
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,825
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,079
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,519
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,409
Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz
 2,312
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 55.45
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.19
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.05
Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz
 NA
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 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,511
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
 2,591
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,394
Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz
 1,458
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3105503 - Dec 04 2025
2568
BL5108481 - Dec 02 2025
2487
BL5108314 - Nov 29 2025
2157
BL5107954 - Nov 25 2025
2334
BL3078678 - Nov 24 2025
2542
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz
 2,312
AMD A8-6410 APU vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 1,772 (-23.4%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 2,632 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 2,315 (+0.1%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 2,042 (-11.7%)
AMD FX-7500 APU vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 1,925 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i3-4030U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 1,874 (-19.0%)
AMD A10 PRO-7350B APU vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 1,862 (-19.5%)
AMD A10-7300 APU vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 1,736 (-24.9%)
AMD GX-424CC SOC vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 1,819 (-21.3%)
AMD A8-7410 APU vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 1,812 (-21.6%)
AMD GX-420CA SOC vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 1,785 (-22.8%)
AMD FX-7600P APU vs Intel Core i5-4260U
 2,856 (+23.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,678
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
 9,633
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
 9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,042
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 7,981
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
 7,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,783
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
 7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,707
Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz
 372