Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4300M 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 i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA946

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 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) i5-4300M CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i5-4300M CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 6.31

Overall Rank:
2962nd fastest in multithreading out of 5478 CPUs
2270th fastest in single threading out of 5478 CPUs
652nd fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $469.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2960

Single Thread Rating

1725

Samples: 1219*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,498
Thread: 1,809

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	10,340 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,194 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,903 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	812.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	42,635 KBytes/Sec
Physics	245 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,534 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,725 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd 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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	Lenovo ThinkPad T540p 15.6" LED Notebook - Intel Core i5 i5-4300M 2.60 GHz - Black 20BE003EUS	$379.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Thinkpad T540p Business Laptop 20BE004EUS (15.6" Display, Intel i5-4300M 2.6Ghz, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200rpm, 720p Camera, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 7 Pro 64)	$379.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,354
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,832
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,526
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,412
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz		2,960

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.48
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.21
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.46
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz		6.31
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 8th 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		3,513
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,892
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,621
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz		1,725

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3102420 - Dec 03 2025		3077
BL3071520 - Nov 21 2025		3325
BL3061537 - Nov 17 2025		3268
BL3057910 - Nov 16 2025		2017
BL3049704 - Nov 13 2025		2690

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz		2,960
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		3,630 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		3,370 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		3,271 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		2,721 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		2,631 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		2,450 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		2,253 (-23.9%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		3,200 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		3,040 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		2,811 (-5.0%)
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		2,720 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4300M		2,692 (-9.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,675
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,647
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,044
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,982
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,874
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,789
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,958
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,709
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz		400

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