Intel Core i5-4260U vs Intel Core i3-7100. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 4000U Intel Core i 7000
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
• Generation
  4 7
• Predecessor
  - Intel Core i3-6100
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Successor
  - Intel Core i3-8100

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  1.4 GHz 3.9 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.7 GHz No turbo
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  2.7 GHz No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  11.1 12
• Execution units
  40 24
• Generation
  7.5 9.5
• GPU Frequency
  200 MHz 350 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 5000 Intel HD Graphics 630
• GPU Turbo
  1000 MHz 1100 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 64 GB
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q2/2016
• Shader
  320 192
• Technology
  22 nm 14 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-7100 and Intel Core i5-4260U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-2400
• PCIe lanes
  12 16
• PCIe version
  2.0 3.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-4260U and Intel Core i3-7100 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 51 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-4260U and Intel Core i3-7100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Haswell U Kaby Lake S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  3 MB 3 MB
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q1/2017
• Socket
  BGA 1168 LGA 1151
• Technology
  22 nm 14 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d