Intel Core i5-3427U vs Core i5-5250U

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Combined performance score

i5-5250U
1.60
+8.8%

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 9% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19622041
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years old)1 June 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$315$225
Current price$578 (1.8x MSRP)$319 (1.4x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size133 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1900 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0+
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP-no data
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory size16 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 6000Intel HD Graphics 4000
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz1.15 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560X1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1216

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-5250U 1.60
+8.8%
i5-3427U 1.47

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 9% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-5250U 2463
+9.3%
i5-3427U 2253

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 9% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-5250U 811
+86%
i5-3427U 436

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 86% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-5250U 1570
+77.4%
i5-3427U 885

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 77% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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%

i5-5250U 4104
+10.2%
i5-3427U 3723

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 10% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-5250U 8721
+10.4%
i5-3427U 7900

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 10% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-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%

i5-5250U 3393
+6.7%
i5-3427U 3180

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 7% 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%

i5-5250U 19.5
+1.8%
i5-3427U 19.86

Core i5-3427U outperforms Core i5-5250U by 2% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-5250U 3
+11.2%
i5-3427U 3

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 11% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-5250U 1.16
+2.7%
i5-3427U 1.13

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 3% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-5250U 1.5
+15.4%
i5-3427U 1.3

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 15% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-5250U 2423
+5.2%
i5-3427U 2303

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 5% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-5250U 89
+9.7%
i5-3427U 81

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 10% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-5250U 16
+10.4%
i5-3427U 15

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 10% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-5250U 6769
+17.8%
i5-3427U 5744

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i5-3427U by 18% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.60 1.47
Integrated graphics card 2.19 1.17
Recency 1 March 2015 1 June 2012
Cost $315 $225
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i5-5250U and Core i5-3427U. The differences in performance seem too small.


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