Intel Core i5-4300U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-4300U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2013 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-4300U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-4300U
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 4000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4300U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4300U is 1.9 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.9 GHz.
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.9 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-4300U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-4300U uses the Intel HD Graphics 4400, which has 160 texture shaders and 20 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU frequency: 0.2 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 20
Shaders: 160
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4300U is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 3.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 3.0 MB
Architecture: Haswell U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
5417
5417
AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
5415
5415
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
5415
5415
AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
5415
5415
Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
5412
5412

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-4150T
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
2768
2768
Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2767
2767
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
2760
2760
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2758
2758
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2758
2758

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
2509
2509
AMD Phenom II X4 850
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
2502
2502
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
2502
2502
AMD Phenom II X4 850
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
2502
2502
Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
2501
2501

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-8310Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1722
1722
Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1722
1722
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1722
1722
Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1722
1722
Intel Core i5-8310Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1722
1722

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-7100U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1436
1436
AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1433
1433
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1433
1433
AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1433
1433
Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
1432
1432

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon D-1527
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
821
821
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
820
820
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
819
819
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
813
813
Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
810
810

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
710
710
Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
709
709
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
697
697
AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
693
693
Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz
685
685

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Atom C5315
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
607
607
Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
607
607
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
607
607
Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
607
607
Intel Celeron G1850
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
607
607

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
517
517
AMD Athlon II X4 620
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
505
505
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
499
499
Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
491
491
Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
483
483

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
260
260
Intel Core i3-3240T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
260
260
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
260
260
Intel Core i3-3240T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
260
260
AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
260
260

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5450
NoneC NoneT @ --
185
185
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
184
184
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
184
184
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
184
184
AMD FX-6200
6C 6T @ 3.8 GHz
183
183

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron J6412
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
114
114
Intel Atom x6211E
2C 2T @ 1.3 GHz
114
114
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
114
114
Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
114
114
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
114
114

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
15.3
15.3
Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
15.3
15.3
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
15.3
15.3
Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
15.3
15.3
Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
15.3
15.3

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Core i3-4000M
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
2.6
2.6

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD FX-8370E
8C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
1.1
1.1
AMD FX-8370
8C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
1.1
1.1
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1.1
1.1
AMD FX-8310
8C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1.1
1.1
AMD FX-8150
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
1.1
1.1