Intel Core i5-4210U vs Core m7-6Y75

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Combined performance score

m7-6Y75
1.51
+0.7%

Core m7-6Y75 outperforms Core i5-4210U by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20132016
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core m7Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)14 April 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$393$281
Current price$773 (2x MSRP)$598 (2.1x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U 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 speed1.2 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm118 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1750 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U 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
SocketFCBGA1515FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U. 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+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+no data
Smart Response+no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth29.8 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 515Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memory16 GB2 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1 GHz1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz3280x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz3200x2000@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1211.2/12
OpenGL4.54.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1012
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.


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.

m7-6Y75 1.51
+0.7%
i5-4210U 1.50

Core m7-6Y75 outperforms Core i5-4210U by 1% 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%

m7-6Y75 2314
+0.3%
i5-4210U 2307

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%

m7-6Y75 3854
+0.3%
i5-4210U 3843

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%

m7-6Y75 6302
i5-4210U 7799
+23.8%

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core m7-6Y75 by 24% 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%

m7-6Y75 2730
i5-4210U 3200
+17.2%

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core m7-6Y75 by 17% 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%

m7-6Y75 19
+11.7%
i5-4210U 21.23

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core m7-6Y75 by 12% 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%

m7-6Y75 2
i5-4210U 3
+3.2%

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core m7-6Y75 by 3% 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%

m7-6Y75 205
i5-4210U 237
+15.6%

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core m7-6Y75 by 16% 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%

m7-6Y75 102
i5-4210U 102

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%

m7-6Y75 1.08
i5-4210U 1.16
+7.4%

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core m7-6Y75 by 7% 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%

m7-6Y75 1.7
+21.4%
i5-4210U 1.4

Core m7-6Y75 outperforms Core i5-4210U by 21% 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%

m7-6Y75 1625
i5-4210U 2318
+42.7%

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core m7-6Y75 by 43% 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%

m7-6Y75 89
+11.6%
i5-4210U 80

Core m7-6Y75 outperforms Core i5-4210U by 12% 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%

m7-6Y75 16
+2.3%
i5-4210U 15

Core m7-6Y75 outperforms Core i5-4210U by 2% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

m7-6Y75 2755
+15.2%
i5-4210U 2391

Core m7-6Y75 outperforms Core i5-4210U by 15% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

m7-6Y75 5457
+17.3%
i5-4210U 4653

Core m7-6Y75 outperforms Core i5-4210U by 17% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.51 1.50
Integrated graphics card 1.36 1.35
Recency 1 September 2015 14 April 2014
Cost $393 $281
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 15 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core m7-6Y75 and Core i5-4210U. The differences in performance seem too small.


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