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Intel Core i3-4100U vs Intel Core i3-4000M vs Intel Core i3-4010U

Intel Core i3-4100U

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The Intel Core i3-4100U 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-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 1.8 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 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 i3-4100U is slightly above the old and somewhat higher clocked Core i3-3227U. 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 significantly slower than the HD 5000 of other ULV models.

The Core i3-4100U 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.

Intel Core i3-4000M

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The Intel Core i3-4000M 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 2.4 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 i3-4000M is about as fast as the former Sandy Bridge model i5-2410M.

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 i3-4000M 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 i3-4010U

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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 i3-4100UIntel Core i3-4000MIntel 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 i3-4100M2.5 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 i3-4100U « 1.8 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 i3-4000M « 2.4 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 i3-4100E2.4 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
Clock1800 MHz2400 MHz1700 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt37 Watt15 Watt
Technology22 nm22 nm22 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
FeaturesHD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1100 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 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 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4400 (200 - 1000 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Transistors960 Million
Die Size130 mm2
SocketrPGAFCBGA1168
$225 U.S.$281 U.S.
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 4000M +
min: 236     avg: 239.8     median: 240 (2%)     max: 243 Points
71%
1 4010U +
min: 163     avg: 169.9     median: 170.5 (1%)     max: 173 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 4000M +
min: 91     avg: 94.2     median: 95 (29%)     max: 96 Points
71%
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 4000M +
min: 2.55     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (3%)     max: 2.62 Points
70%
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 4000M +
min: 1     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (26%)     max: 1.08 Points
72%
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 4000M +
min: 3542     avg: 3570     median: 3581 (22%)     max: 3588 Points
69%
1 4010U +
min: 2345     avg: 2461     median: 2469 (15%)     max: 2548 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 4000M +
min: 7994     avg: 8049     median: 8042 (6%)     max: 8111 Points
69%
1 4010U +
min: 5194     avg: 5536     median: 5584 (4%)     max: 5786 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4000M +
min: 10239     avg: 10315     median: 10329 (7%)     max: 10361 Points
71%
1 4010U +
min: 5629     avg: 6930     median: 7328 (5%)     max: 7434 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4000M +
min: 4651     avg: 4662     median: 4664 (6%)     max: 4669 Points
71%
1 4010U +
min: 2529     avg: 3137     median: 3328 (4%)     max: 3361 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 4000M +
min: 631     avg: 649     median: 635 (8%)     max: 682 s
95%
1 4010U +
1000 s (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 4000M +
min: 19.91     avg: 20.6     median: 20 (4%)     max: 22 s
97%
1 4010U +
32.6 s (7%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 4000M +
min: 15     avg: 15.2     median: 15.2 (5%)     max: 15.3 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 4000M +
min: 78     avg: 79.1     median: 79.1 (18%)     max: 80.2 fps
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4000M +
3098 Points (7%)
74%
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 4000M +
min: 15.78     avg: 16     median: 16 (3%)     max: 16.1 s
99%
1 4010U +
22 s (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 4000M +
min: 35.79     avg: 35.8     median: 35.8 (2%)     max: 35.84 s
99%
1 4010U +
48.7 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 4000M +
min: 799     avg: 808     median: 802 (4%)     max: 824 s
99%
1 4010U +
1081 s (5%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4000M +
41500 MIPS (20%)
64%
1 4010U +
26370 MIPS (13%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4000M +
31000 MFLOPS (24%)
59%
1 4010U +
18150 MFLOPS (14%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 4000M +
6.9 Points (88%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4000M +
min: 8115     avg: 8398     median: 8398 (7%)     max: 8681 Points
72%
1 4010U +
min: 6012     avg: 6082     median: 6081.5 (5%)     max: 6151 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 4000M +
min: 3054     avg: 3176     median: 3161 (9%)     max: 3304 Points
74%
1 4010U +
min: 2129     avg: 2371     median: 2340 (6%)     max: 2569 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 4000M +
min: 25742     avg: 28030     median: 27649 (22%)     max: 30127 Points
72%
1 4010U +
min: 16754     avg: 19782     median: 20042.5 (16%)     max: 21204 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 4000M +
min: 2404     avg: 2484     median: 2496 (6%)     max: 2525 Points
71%
1 4010U +
min: 1647     avg: 1758     median: 1773 (4%)     max: 1804 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 4000M +
min: 3405     avg: 3491     median: 3526 (6%)     max: 3576 Points
69%
1 4010U +
min: 2175     avg: 2411     median: 2448 (4%)     max: 2484 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 4000M +
4298 Points (8%)
82%
1 4010U +
min: 3421     avg: 3534     median: 3534 (6%)     max: 3647 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 4000M +
2024 Points (40%)
85%
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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