Core i5-4310M vs Core i5-6360U

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Aggregated performance score

Core i5-6360U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads
2.02
Core i5-4310M
2014
2 cores / 4 threads
2.04
+1%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18021795
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)19 January 2014 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$304$225
Current priceno data$288 (1.3x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M 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 speed2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache4 MB3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data130 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data960 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M 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
SocketFCBGA1356FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAM64 MBno data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+no data
Smart Response+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+no data
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Graphics 540Intel HD Graphics 4600
Max video memory32 GB2 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1 GHz1.25 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1211.2/12
OpenGL4.54.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M.

PCIe version3.03
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.

i5-6360U 2.02
i5-4310M 2.04
+1%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 1% based on our aggregated 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%

i5-6360U 3101
i5-4310M 3119
+0.6%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 1% 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%

i5-6360U 945
i5-4310M 1008
+6.7%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 7% 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%

i5-6360U 1856
i5-4310M 1902
+2.5%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 2% 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%

i5-6360U 4846
+3.9%
i5-4310M 4664

Core i5-6360U outperforms Core i5-4310M by 4% 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%

i5-6360U 10525
+9.4%
i5-4310M 9622

Core i5-6360U outperforms Core i5-4310M by 9% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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%

i5-6360U 18.4
i5-4310M 15.61
+17.9%

Core i5-6360U outperforms Core i5-4310M by 18% 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%

i5-6360U 3
i5-4310M 4
+5.9%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 6% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-6360U 309
i5-4310M 326
+5.5%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 6% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-6360U 125
i5-4310M 129
+2.8%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 3% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-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%

i5-6360U 1.41
i5-4310M 1.48
+5%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 5% 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%

i5-6360U 1.8
i5-4310M 2
+11.1%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 11% 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%

i5-6360U 1923
i5-4310M 2578
+34.1%

Core i5-4310M outperforms Core i5-6360U by 34% 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%

i5-6360U 109
+3.4%
i5-4310M 105

Core i5-6360U outperforms Core i5-4310M by 3% 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%

i5-6360U 21
i5-4310M 21
+0.5%

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-6360U 7482
+12.9%
i5-4310M 6628

Core i5-6360U outperforms Core i5-4310M by 13% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.02 2.04
Integrated graphics card 3.05 1.83
Recency 1 September 2015 19 January 2014
Cost $304 $225
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 37 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6360U and Core i5-4310M. The differences in performance seem too small.


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