Intel Core i5-2430M vs Intel Core i5-4200M

Core i5-2430M vs Core i5-4200M specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-4200M performs better than the Core i5-2430M. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-2430M in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-4200M has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-2430M. Also, the Core i5-4200M has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-2430M CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-4200M CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-2430M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.