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Intel Core i3-4030U vs Intel Core i3-4005U vs Intel Core i3-4012Y

Intel Core i3-4030U

► remove from comparison 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.

Intel Core i3-4005U

► remove from comparison Intel 4005U

The Intel Core i3-4005U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks 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 1.7 GHz (no Turbo Boost support). Compared to the Core i3-4010U, the 4005U 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.

The performance of the Core i3-4005U is slightly above the old and slightly higher clocked Core i3-3217U. However, when using new instructions such as AVX2 the performance can be significantly better. 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 significantly slower than the HD 5000 of other ULV models.

The Core i3-4005U 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 i3-4030UIntel Core i3-4005UIntel 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 i3-4030U « 1.9 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 i3-4012Y1.5 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 i3-4005U « 1.7 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
Clock1900 MHz1700 MHz1500 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt11.5 Watt
Technology22 nm22 nm22 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA1168
FeaturesHD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 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 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 950 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4200 (200 - 850 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$281 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 187     avg: 189.9     median: 191 (1%)     max: 192 Points
min: 171     avg: 171.7     median: 172 (1%)     max: 172 Points
min: 93     avg: 131.3     median: 150 (1%)     max: 151 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 62     avg: 69.6     median: 70 (21%)     max: 76 Points
min: 39     avg: 58.7     median: 68 (20%)     max: 69 Points
min: 59     avg: 59.7     median: 60 (18%)     max: 60 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2.01     avg: 2     median: 2 (3%)     max: 2.07 Points
min: 1.84     avg: 1.9     median: 1.9 (2%)     max: 1.87 Points
min: 1.06     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (2%)     max: 1.63 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.6     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (20%)     max: 0.86 Points
min: 0.75     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (19%)     max: 0.76 Points
min: 0.64     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (17%)     max: 0.68 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 2777     avg: 2799     median: 2808 (17%)     max: 2813 Points
min: 2513     avg: 2518     median: 2514 (15%)     max: 2528 Points
min: 1921     avg: 2108     median: 2173 (13%)     max: 2229 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 6246     avg: 6280     median: 6285 (5%)     max: 6309 Points
min: 5685     avg: 5707     median: 5706 (4%)     max: 5730 Points
min: 3382     avg: 4445     median: 4967 (4%)     max: 4985 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 7841     avg: 7943     median: 7966.5 (6%)     max: 7997 Points
min: 7392     avg: 7435     median: 7445 (5%)     max: 7469 Points
4380 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 3137     avg: 3558     median: 3689.5 (4%)     max: 3715 Points
min: 3295     avg: 3311     median: 3310 (4%)     max: 3327 Points
2951 Points (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 796     avg: 836     median: 835.5 (10%)     max: 876 s
min: 889     avg: 922     median: 921.5 (11%)     max: 954 s
1591 s (19%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 25.27     avg: 26.6     median: 26.5 (5%)     max: 28.14 s
min: 27.95     avg: 29.2     median: 29.2 (6%)     max: 30.44 s
41.5 s (8%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 1852     avg: 2344     median: 2344 (4%)     max: 2836 Points
1853 Points (3%)
1400 Points (2%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 12.03     avg: 12.1     median: 12.1 (4%)     max: 12.19 fps
min: 10.88     avg: 10.9     median: 10.9 (4%)     max: 11 fps
6.1 fps (2%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 64.4     avg: 65     median: 64.8 (15%)     max: 65.7 fps
min: 57.3     avg: 57.7     median: 57.7 (13%)     max: 58 fps
35.7 fps (8%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.0976     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.099 GB/s
0.1 GB/s (0%)
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.17     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (3%)     max: 0.18 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (3%)
0.1 GB/s (2%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 0.98     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (3%)     max: 1.1 GB/s
1 GB/s (3%)
0.9 GB/s (2%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2501     avg: 2520     median: 2519.5 (5%)     max: 2538 Points
2211 Points (5%)
1375 Points (3%)
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
min: 21.86     avg: 21.9     median: 21.9 (5%)     max: 21.89 s
24.9 s (5%)
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
min: 48.64     avg: 49.2     median: 49.2 (2%)     max: 49.75 s
54.7 s (2%)
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
min: 1085     avg: 1087     median: 1087 (5%)     max: 1089 s
1219 s (5%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4030U +
33160 MIPS (16%)
53%
1 4012Y +
17690 MIPS (8%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4030U +
24490 MFLOPS (19%)
60%
1 4012Y +
14760 MFLOPS (11%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4030U +
min: 6561     avg: 6718     median: 6718 (6%)     max: 6875 Points
90%
1 4005U +
6042 Points (5%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2394     avg: 2558     median: 2558 (7%)     max: 2712 Points
min: 1944     avg: 2327     median: 2507 (7%)     max: 2530 Points
min: 1313     avg: 1883     median: 2159 (6%)     max: 2176 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 20611     avg: 22140     median: 22059 (18%)     max: 23843 Points
min: 19183     avg: 19503     median: 19209 (16%)     max: 20117 Points
min: 11350     avg: 13943     median: 12052 (10%)     max: 18426 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 4030U +
23837 Points (19%)
78%
1 4005U +
18619 Points (15%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 4005U +
21641 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 1922     avg: 1948     median: 1937 (5%)     max: 2000 Points
min: 1634     avg: 1691     median: 1672 (4%)     max: 1766 Points
min: 1046     avg: 1290     median: 1261 (3%)     max: 1563 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2604     avg: 2693     median: 2696.5 (5%)     max: 2773 Points
min: 2291     avg: 2362     median: 2362 (4%)     max: 2433 Points
min: 1475     avg: 1796     median: 1764 (3%)     max: 2150 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3755     avg: 3767     median: 3767 (7%)     max: 3779 Points
3441 Points (6%)
min: 2801     avg: 3109     median: 3227 (6%)     max: 3299 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 1788     avg: 1790     median: 1790 (35%)     max: 1792 Points
1673 Points (33%)
min: 1474     avg: 1541     median: 1560 (30%)     max: 1589 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4030U +
4729 Points (38%)
92%
1 4012Y +
4369 Points (35%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4030U +
4119 Points (37%)
85%
1 4012Y +
3495 Points (32%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4030U +
4295 Points (8%)
73%
1 4012Y +
3128 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4030U +
3901 Points (8%)
79%
1 4012Y +
3099 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 4030U +
4165 Points (11%)
80%
1 4012Y +
3315 Points (9%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1976     avg: 2114     median: 2113.5 (2%)     max: 2251 ms
3960 ms (5%)
min: 2469     avg: 3516     median: 3515.5 (4%)     max: 4562 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 158.4     avg: 220.3     median: 220.3 (2%)     max: 282.2 ms
min: 182.1     avg: 190.6     median: 190.6 (2%)     max: 199 ms
min: 190.9     avg: 214.9     median: 214.9 (2%)     max: 238.9 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 16593     avg: 16986     median: 16985.5 (15%)     max: 17378 Points
8010 Points (7%)
min: 7021     avg: 10460     median: 10460 (9%)     max: 13899 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-4030U → 100% n=29

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-4005U → 91% n=29

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-4012Y → 78% n=29

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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