Intel Core i5-4260U vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400

What is the difference between Intel Core i5-4260U and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

564Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score376
1199Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1188
2417PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1522PassMark Single Thread Rating
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score1582

Processor Specs

Intel Core i5-4260UProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q9400
1400 MHzFrequency2660 MHz
2700 MHzMaximum Frequency
2Cores4
4Threads4
15 WTDP95 W
Intel HD Graphics 5000GPU
HaswellCodenameYorkfield
FCBGA1168PackageLGA775

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

565Single-Core Score383
1261Multi-Core Score1206
Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

macOS 10.14.6 (Build 18G9216)Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro (64-bit)
MacBook Air (13-inch Early 2014)ModelSystem manufacturer P5QL PRO
MacBookAir6,2Model ID
Apple Inc. Mac-7DF21CB3ED6977E5 MacBookAir6,2MotherboardASUSTeK Computer INC. P5QL PRO

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i5-4260UNameIntel Core 2 Quad Q9400
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 69 Stepping 1IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
1.40 GHzBase Frequency2.66 GHz
Maximum Frequency2663 MHz
PackageSocket 775 LGA
CodenameYorkfield
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 2L2 Cache3.00 MB x 2
3.00 MB x 1L3 Cache

Memory Information

4.00 GBSize8.00 GB
Frequency399 MHz
1600 MT/sTransfer Rate
DDR3TypeDDR2 SDRAM
Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

565Single-Core Score383
795Crypto Score53
535Integer Score414
591Floating Point Score 370
795
1.35 GB/sec
AES-XTS53
93.0 MB/sec
531
2.68 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)531
2.68 MB/sec
574
27.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression498
23.5 Mpixels/sec
547
1.54 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)367
1.03 MTE/sec
503
591.0 KElements/sec
HTML5386
452.7 KElements/sec
566
177.3 Krows/sec
SQLite432
135.4 Krows/sec
492
26.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering424
23.0 Mpixels/sec
541
172.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering354
112.7 KB/sec
499
3.89 Klines/sec
Clang435
3.39 Klines/sec
573
6.64 images/sec
Camera335
3.89 images/sec
449
561.9 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics273
341.9 Kpairs/sec
681
4220.3 FPS
Rigid Body Physics431
2671.2 FPS
494
27.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur344
18.9 Mpixels/sec
605
4.66 images/sec
Face Detection444
3.42 images/sec
596
14.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection465
11.5 Mpixels/sec
825
40.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting535
26.2 Mpixels/sec
1047
14.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR489
6.66 Mpixels/sec
635
510.0 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing478
383.9 Kpixels/sec
519
4.65 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion264
2.37 Kpixels/sec
407
13.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition375
12.0 Words/sec
485
18.7 images/sec
Machine Learning170
6.56 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1261Multi-Core Score1206
1505Crypto Score203
1174Integer Score1294
1408Floating Point Score 1181
1505
2.57 GB/sec
AES-XTS203
353.7 MB/sec
1301
6.58 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1702
8.61 MB/sec
1378
65.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1792
84.8 Mpixels/sec
1418
4.00 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)697
1.97 MTE/sec
921
1.08 MElements/sec
HTML51344
1.58 MElements/sec
1151
360.6 Krows/sec
SQLite1548
485.0 Krows/sec
1179
64.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1370
74.4 Mpixels/sec
998
317.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering930
296.4 KB/sec
1188
9.26 Klines/sec
Clang1580
12.3 Klines/sec
1121
13.0 images/sec
Camera1139
13.2 images/sec
1148
1.44 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics875
1.10 Mpairs/sec
1773
10981.3 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1639
10155.1 FPS
1134
62.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1291
71.0 Mpixels/sec
1334
10.3 images/sec
Face Detection1681
12.9 images/sec
1326
32.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1451
35.8 Mpixels/sec
2051
100.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1492
73.2 Mpixels/sec
2343
31.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR1719
23.4 Mpixels/sec
1780
1.43 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1826
1.47 Mpixels/sec
1123
10.1 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion951
8.52 Kpixels/sec
1047
33.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition766
24.5 Words/sec
1048
40.5 images/sec
Machine Learning403
15.6 images/sec