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Intel Core i3-4030U

Intel 4030U

The Intel Core i3-4030U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks, which has been presented in Q2/2014. It is based on the Haswell architecture and manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyperthreading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel, leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 1.9 GHz (no Turbo Boost support). Compared to the Core i3-4025U, the 4030U offers a slightly higher GPU clock, additional I/O-ports and support for VT-d.

Architecture

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving the performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

According to the clock rate, the performance of the Core i3-4030U is right between the Core i3-4100U (1.8 GHz) and Core i3-4158U (2.0 GHz). Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as most applications.

Graphics

The integrated HD Graphics 4400 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1000 MHz (with Turbo Boost), making it somewhat faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 (at similar clocks). However, the HD 4400 is slightly slower than the HD 5000 of other ULV models.

Power Consumption

The Core i3-4030U is rated at a TDP of 15 W including graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset.  Therefore, the CPU is suited for small ultrabooks 11-inches or greater.

SeriesIntel Core i3
CodenameHaswell

Series: Core i3 Haswell

Intel Core i3-4110M compare2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100M compare2.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4000M compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100E compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4158U compare2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4120U compare2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4030U « 1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4025U compare1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100U compare1.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4010U compare1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4005U compare1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4102E compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4030Y compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4020Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4012Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4010Y compare1.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Clock Rate1900 MHz
Level 1 Cache128 KB
Level 2 Cache512 KB
Level 3 Cache3 MB
Number of Cores / Threads2 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)15 Watt
Manufacturing Technology22 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketFCBGA1168
FeaturesHD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
GPUIntel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$281 U.S.
Announcement Date04/14/2014
Product Link (external)ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.6     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (20%)     max: 0.86 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 2777     avg: 2799     median: 2808 (17%)     max: 2813 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 6246     avg: 6280     median: 6285 (5%)     max: 6309 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 7841     avg: 7943     median: 7966.5 (6%)     max: 7997 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 796     avg: 836     median: 835.5 (10%)     max: 876 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 25.27     avg: 26.6     median: 26.5 (5%)     max: 28.14 s
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 12.03     avg: 12.1     median: 12.1 (4%)     max: 12.19 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 64.4     avg: 65     median: 64.8 (15%)     max: 65.7 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.0976     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (3%)     max: 0.099 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.17     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (3%)     max: 0.18 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 0.98     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (3%)     max: 1.1 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2501     avg: 2520     median: 2519.5 (5%)     max: 2538 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 19.74     avg: 19.9     median: 19.8 (4%)     max: 20.12 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 43.74     avg: 44.1     median: 44 (2%)     max: 44.59 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 762     avg: 900     median: 930.5 (4%)     max: 975 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 6561     avg: 6718     median: 6718 (6%)     max: 6875 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2394     avg: 2558     median: 2558 (7%)     max: 2712 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 20611     avg: 22140     median: 22059 (18%)     max: 23843 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
23837 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 1922     avg: 1948     median: 1937 (5%)     max: 2000 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2604     avg: 2693     median: 2696.5 (5%)     max: 2773 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3755     avg: 3767     median: 3767 (7%)     max: 3779 points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 1788     avg: 1790     median: 1790 (35%)     max: 1792 points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1976     avg: 2114     median: 2113.5 (2%)     max: 2251 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 158.4     avg: 220.3     median: 220.3 (2%)     max: 282.2 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 16593     avg: 16986     median: 16985.5 (15%)     max: 17378 Points
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  External Review » Asus X555LA-XX290H

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  External Review » Lenovo G50-70-59443468

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  External Review » Asus X555LA-XX053D

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  External Review » Asus X555LD

Acer Aspire E5-471-64WR: Intel HD Graphics 4400, 14.00", 2 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire E5-471-64WR

Acer Extensa 2510G: NVIDIA GeForce 820M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2014-04-15)