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Intel Core i3-4020Y vs Intel Core i3-4025U vs Intel Core i3-4012Y

Intel Core i3-4020Y

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The Intel Core i3-4020Y is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks and tablets which has been presented in Q3/2013. 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 1.5 GHz (no Turbo Boost support).

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.

The performance of the Core i3-4020Y is about 10 - 15 percent higher compared to the Ivy Bridge based Core i3-3229Y. When using new instructions such as AVX2, the performance can be even better. Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as most applications.

The integrated HD Graphics 4200 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 850 MHz (with Turbo Boost), making it somewhat faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 (at similar clocks). However, the HD 4200 is significantly slower than the HD 5000 of other ULV models (with a higher TDP).

The i3-4020Y is rated at a TDP of 11.5 watts (SDP 6 watts) including graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset.  Therefore, the CPU is suited for very small ultrabooks or tablets, but usually still needs active cooling.

Intel Core i3-4025U

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The Intel Core i3-4025U 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 i3-4030U, the 4025U offers a slightly lower GPU clock, less I/O-ports and lacks support for VT-d.

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.

According to the clock rate, the performance of the Core i3-4025U 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.

The integrated HD Graphics 4400 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 950 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.

The Core i3-4025U 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.

Intel Core i3-4012Y

► remove from comparison Intel 4012Y

The Intel Core i3-4012Y is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks and tablets which has been presented in Q3/2013. 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 1.5 GHz (no Turbo Boost support). Compared to the very similar Core i3-4020Y, the typical power comsuption (SDP) of the 4012Y is even lower.

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

The performance of the Core i3-4012Y is about 10 - 15 percent higher compared to the Ivy Bridge based Core i3-3229Y. However, performance and clock rates can be limited by the cooling capacity of very mobile devices. Overall, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as most applications.

Graphics

The integrated HD Graphics 4200 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 850 MHz (with Turbo Boost), making it somewhat faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 (at similar clocks). However, the HD 4200 is significantly slower than the HD 5000 of other ULV models (with a higher TDP).

Power consumption

The i3-4012Y is rated at a TDP of 11.5 watts (SDP 4.5 watts) including graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset.  Therefore, the CPU is suited for very small ultrabooks or tablets.

ModelIntel Core i3-4020YIntel Core i3-4025UIntel Core i3-4012Y
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Core i3Intel Core i3
CodenameHaswellHaswellHaswell
Series: Core i3 Haswell
Intel Core i3-4110M2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100M2.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4000M2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100E2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4158U2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4120U2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4030U1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4025U1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100U1.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4010U1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4005U1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4102E1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4030Y1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4020Y « 1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4012Y1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4010Y1.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4110M2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100M2.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4000M2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100E2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4158U2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4120U2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4030U1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4025U « 1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100U1.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4010U1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4005U1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4102E1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4030Y1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4020Y1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4012Y1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4010Y1.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4110M2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100M2.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4000M2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100E2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4158U2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4120U2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4030U1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4025U1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100U1.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4010U1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4005U1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4102E1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4030Y1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4020Y1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4012Y « 1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4010Y1.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Clock1500 MHz1900 MHz1500 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP11.5 Watt15 Watt11.5 Watt
Technology22 nm22 nm22 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA1168
FeaturesHD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4400 (200 - 950 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 950 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$304 U.S.$275 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4020Y +
152 Points (1%)
99%
1 4012Y +
min: 93     avg: 131.3     median: 150 (1%)     max: 151 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4020Y +
60 Points (18%)
100%
1 4012Y +
min: 59     avg: 59.7     median: 60 (18%)     max: 60 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 1.54     avg: 1.6     median: 1.6 (2%)     max: 1.63 Points
87%
1 4012Y +
min: 1.06     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (2%)     max: 1.63 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 0.62     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (16%)     max: 0.67 Points
104%
1 4012Y +
min: 0.64     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (17%)     max: 0.68 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 1001     avg: 1621     median: 1621 (10%)     max: 2241 Points
134%
1 4012Y +
min: 1921     avg: 2108     median: 2173 (13%)     max: 2229 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 4495     avg: 4750     median: 4749.5 (3%)     max: 5004 Points
105%
1 4012Y +
min: 3382     avg: 4445     median: 4967 (4%)     max: 4985 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 4701     avg: 5602     median: 5602 (4%)     max: 6503 Points
78%
1 4012Y +
4380 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 2615     avg: 2778     median: 2777.5 (3%)     max: 2940 Points
106%
1 4012Y +
2951 Points (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 4020Y +
1118 s (13%)
94%
1 4012Y +
1591 s (19%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 4020Y +
35.3 s (7%)
99%
1 4012Y +
41.5 s (8%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 4020Y +
1768 Points (3%)
79%
1 4012Y +
1400 Points (2%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 4020Y +
9.6 fps (3%)
64%
1 4012Y +
6.1 fps (2%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 4020Y +
52.2 fps (12%)
68%
1 4012Y +
35.7 fps (8%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 4020Y +
0.1 GB/s (0%)
101%
1 4012Y +
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 4020Y +
0.1 GB/s (2%)
99%
1 4012Y +
0.1 GB/s (2%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 4020Y +
0.9 GB/s (2%)
101%
1 4012Y +
0.9 GB/s (2%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4012Y +
1375 Points (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 24     avg: 24.4     median: 24.4 (5%)     max: 24.81 s
100%
1 4012Y +
24.9 s (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 54.9     avg: 55     median: 55 (2%)     max: 55 s
100%
1 4012Y +
54.7 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 1220     avg: 1221     median: 1220.5 (5%)     max: 1221 s
100%
1 4012Y +
1219 s (5%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4020Y +
26130 MIPS (12%)
68%
1 4012Y +
17690 MIPS (8%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4020Y +
19330 MFLOPS (15%)
76%
1 4012Y +
14760 MFLOPS (11%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 1908     avg: 2061     median: 2061 (6%)     max: 2214 Points
105%
1 4012Y +
min: 1313     avg: 1883     median: 2159 (6%)     max: 2176 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 16987     avg: 17518     median: 17517.5 (14%)     max: 18048 Points
69%
1 4012Y +
min: 11350     avg: 13943     median: 12052 (10%)     max: 18426 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 1501     avg: 1536     median: 1536 (4%)     max: 1571 Points
82%
1 4012Y +
min: 1046     avg: 1290     median: 1261 (3%)     max: 1563 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 1793     avg: 1977     median: 1977 (4%)     max: 2161 Points
89%
1 4012Y +
min: 1475     avg: 1796     median: 1764 (3%)     max: 2150 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 2952     avg: 3140     median: 3140 (6%)     max: 3328 Points
103%
1 4012Y +
min: 2801     avg: 3109     median: 3227 (6%)     max: 3299 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 4020Y +
min: 1481     avg: 1526     median: 1525.5 (30%)     max: 1570 Points
102%
1 4012Y +
min: 1474     avg: 1541     median: 1560 (30%)     max: 1589 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4020Y +
5319 Points (43%)
82%
1 4012Y +
4369 Points (35%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4020Y +
4168 Points (38%)
84%
1 4012Y +
3495 Points (32%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4020Y +
3475 Points (7%)
90%
1 4012Y +
3128 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4020Y +
3075 Points (6%)
101%
1 4012Y +
3099 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 4020Y +
3658 Points (10%)
91%
1 4012Y +
3315 Points (9%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 4012Y +
min: 2469     avg: 3516     median: 3515.5 (4%)     max: 4562 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 4012Y +
min: 190.9     avg: 214.9     median: 214.9 (2%)     max: 238.9 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 4012Y +
min: 7021     avg: 10460     median: 10460 (9%)     max: 13899 Points

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