Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 vs Core i5-4200U

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General info

Comparing Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2072not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core 2 Solo
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date4 June 2013 (10 years old)1 April 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$262
Current price$413 no data

Technical specs

Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus supportno data800 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size118 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1168BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt5.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
FSB parityno data-
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4400no data
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43280x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4200U and Core 2 Solo SU3500.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-4200U 3725
+154%
Core 2 Solo SU3500 1468

Core i5-4200U outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by 154% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-4200U 3053
+367%
Core 2 Solo SU3500 654

Core i5-4200U outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by 367% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-4200U 22.73
+394%
Core 2 Solo SU3500 112.25

Core 2 Solo SU3500 outperforms Core i5-4200U by 394% in wPrime 32.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 4 June 2013 1 April 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 5 Watt

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