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Intel Core i3-4100M vs Intel Core i3-4100E vs Intel Core i3-4010U

Intel Core i3-4100M

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The Intel Core i3-4100M is a middle-class dual-core processor for laptops launched in Q2 2013. It is based on the Haswell architecture and is manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyper-Threading, 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 2.5 GHz and includes 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. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Due to these changes, the performance per clock has been improved by almost 10 percent compared to Ivy Bridge. Therefore, the i3-4100M is about as fast as the former Sandy Bridge model i5-2430M.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1100 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than a similarly clocked HD 4000.

The i3-4100M is rated at a TDP of 37 W including the graphics card, memory controller and VRMs. Therefore, the CPU is suited for laptops 14-inches or greater.

Intel Core i3-4100E

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The Intel Core i3-4100E is a dual-core processor for embedded systems launched in mid-2013. It is based on the Haswell architecture and is manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyper-Threading, 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 2.4 GHz and includes no Turbo Boost support. The memory controller supports ECC.

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 i3-4100E is identical to the consumer model Core i3-4000M. Therefore, the CPU is about as fast as the former Sandy Bridge model i5-2410M.

The integrated graphics card offers 20 Execution Units (EUs), which represents the GT2 version of the Haswell GPU. Technically, the GPU seems similar to the Intel HD Graphics 4600 of other Core i3 CPUs, but the clock rate of 400 - 900 MHz is noticeably lower.

The i3-4100E is rated at a TDP of 37 W including the graphics card, memory controller and VRMs.

Intel Core i3-4010U

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The Intel Core i3-4010U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks launched in Q2 2013. It is based on the Haswell architecture and is manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyper-Treading, 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 and includes 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 i3-4010U is slightly above the old and slightly higher clocked Core i3-3217U. However, when using new instruction sets 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 - 1000 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it somewhat faster than the former HD Graphics 4000 at similar clock speeds. However, the HD 4400 is a bit slower than the HD 5000 found on a number of other ULV models.

The Core i3-4010U is rated at a TDP of 15 W including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited for small ultrabooks 11-inches or greater.

ModelIntel Core i3-4100MIntel Core i3-4100EIntel Core i3-4010U
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Core i3Intel Core i3
CodenameHaswellHaswellHaswell
Series: Core i3 Haswell
Intel Core i3-4110M2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-4100M « 2.5 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 i3-4012Y1.5 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 i3-4100E « 2.4 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 i3-4012Y1.5 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 i3-4010U « 1.7 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
Clock2500 MHz2400 MHz1700 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP37 Watt37 Watt15 Watt
Transistors960 Million960 Million
Technology22 nm22 nm22 nm
Die Size130 mm2130 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketrPGAFCBGA1364FCBGA1168
FeaturesHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1100 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHaswell GT2-GPU (400 - 900 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 ECC Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, VirtualizationHD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 900 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$225 U.S.$225 U.S.$281 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4010U +
min: 163     avg: 169.9     median: 170.5 (1%)     max: 173 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4010U +
min: 59     avg: 65.5     median: 67 (20%)     max: 68 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4010U +
min: 1.76     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (2%)     max: 1.87 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4010U +
min: 0.69     avg: 0.7     median: 0.8 (19%)     max: 0.77 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 4010U +
min: 2345     avg: 2461     median: 2469 (15%)     max: 2548 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 4010U +
min: 5194     avg: 5536     median: 5584 (4%)     max: 5786 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4010U +
min: 5629     avg: 6930     median: 7328 (5%)     max: 7434 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4010U +
min: 2529     avg: 3137     median: 3328 (4%)     max: 3361 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 4010U +
1000 s (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 4010U +
32.6 s (7%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4010U +
min: 2266     avg: 2280     median: 2279.5 (5%)     max: 2293 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 4010U +
22 s (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 4010U +
48.7 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 4010U +
1081 s (5%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4010U +
26370 MIPS (13%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4010U +
18150 MFLOPS (14%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4010U +
min: 6012     avg: 6082     median: 6081.5 (5%)     max: 6151 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 4010U +
min: 2129     avg: 2371     median: 2340 (6%)     max: 2569 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 4010U +
min: 16754     avg: 19782     median: 20042.5 (16%)     max: 21204 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 4010U +
min: 1647     avg: 1758     median: 1773 (4%)     max: 1804 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 4010U +
min: 2175     avg: 2411     median: 2448 (4%)     max: 2484 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 4010U +
min: 3421     avg: 3534     median: 3534 (6%)     max: 3647 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 4010U +
min: 1693     avg: 1730     median: 1730 (34%)     max: 1767 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 4010U +
min: 4061     avg: 4113     median: 4112.5 (5%)     max: 4164 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 4010U +
min: 192.8     avg: 198.2     median: 198.2 (2%)     max: 203.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 4010U +
min: 7213     avg: 7443     median: 7442.5 (7%)     max: 7672 Points

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