Intel Core i3-4100U processor review

Intel Core i3-4100U

Core i3-4100U processor released by Intel; release date: 4 June 2013. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Haswell microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 1.8 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 3072 KB.

Supported memory types: DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 16 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1168. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1 GHz, maximum video memory size - 2 GB.

Integrated graphics – Intel HD Graphics 4400

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 46 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Pipelines 20
Texture fill rate 4.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt
Transistor count 392 million

Games performance

1. Total War Pharaoh (2023)
2. Hunt Showdown (2020)
3. Escape from Tarkov (2020)
4. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)
5. Need for Speed Heat (2019)
6. FIFA 20 (2019)
7. Borderlands 3 (2019)
8. Control (2019)
9. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
10. Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)
11. F1 2019 (2019)
12. Anno 1800 (2019)
13. The Division 2 (2019)
14. Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)
15. Anthem (2019)
16. Metro Exodus (2019)
17. Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
18. Apex Legends (2019)
19. World of Tanks enCore (2018)
20. Just Cause 4 (2018)
21. Darksiders III (2018)
22. Farming Simulator 19 (2018)
23. Battlefield V (2018)
24. Fallout 76 (2018)
25. Hitman 2 (2018)
26. Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)
27. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
28. Forza Horizon 4 (2018)
29. FIFA 19 (2018)
30. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
31. F1 2018 (2018)
32. Monster Hunter World (2018)
33. The Crew 2 (2018)
34. Far Cry 5 (2018)
35. X-Plane 11.11 (2018)
36. Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)
37. Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)
38. Fortnite (2018)
39. Need for Speed Payback (2017)
40. Call of Duty WWII (2017)
41. Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)
42. Destiny 2 (2017)
43. ELEX (2017)
44. The Evil Within 2 (2017)
45. Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
46. FIFA 18 (2017)
47. Ark Survival Evolved (2017)
48. F1 2017 (2017)
49. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)
50. Team Fortress 2 (2017)
51. Dirt 4 (2017)
52. Rocket League (2017)
53. Prey (2017)
54. Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)
55. Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)
56. For Honor (2017)
57. Resident Evil 7 (2017)
58. Titanfall 2 (2016)
59. Farming Simulator 17 (2016)
60. Civilization VI (2016)
61. Battlefield 1 (2016)
62. Mafia 3 (2016)
63. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)
64. Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
65. Overwatch (2016)
66. Hitman 2016 (2016)
67. The Division (2016)
68. Far Cry Primal (2016)
69. XCOM 2 (2016)
70. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
71. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
72. Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
73. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
74. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
75. Anno 2205 (2015)
76. World of Warships (2015)
77. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)
78. The Witcher 3 (2015)
79. Dirt Rally (2015)
80. GTA V (2015)
81. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
82. Far Cry 4 (2014)
83. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
84. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
85. Alien: Isolation (2014)
86. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
87. Sims 4 (2014)
88. Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)
89. The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)
90. Thief (2014)
91. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
92. Battlefield 4 (2013)
93. Total War: Rome II (2013)
94. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
95. Metro: Last Light (2013)
96. BioShock Infinite (2013)
97. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
98. SimCity (2013)
99. Tomb Raider (2013)
100. Crysis 3 (2013)
101. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
102. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
103. Borderlands 2 (2012)
104. Dirt Showdown (2012)
105. Diablo III (2012)
106. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
107. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
108. Battlefield 3 (2011)
109. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
110. StarCraft 2 (2010)
111. Metro 2033 (2010)
112. Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
113. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
114. World of Warcraft (2005)

Total War Pharaoh (2023)

Low, 1920x10809.00

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x7208.10

Escape from Tarkov (2020)

Low, 1280x7208.80

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x10804.10

Need for Speed Heat (2019)

Low, 1280x7207.90

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x72025.30

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.00

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x7207.40

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76890.00
Medium, 1366x76856.00
High, 1366x76841.00

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72010.30

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72011.00

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.30

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72010.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72020.00

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x7204.00

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x7204.00

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.00

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x76884.20
Medium, 1920x10809.60

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.40

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.00

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72028.80
Medium, 1920x108010.30

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.40

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.20

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.10

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.10

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x7205.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72030.40

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.90

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7206.90

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7205.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.60

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.80

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.10

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72046.50
Medium, 1920x108011.00

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Low, 1280x7209.60

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x72011.50

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x7205.00

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x7208.00

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x7207.00

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72013.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x72038.90

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x7207.00

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x72018.00
Medium, 1920x108013.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72022.60

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72045.00
Medium, 1366x76840.00

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72021.20
Medium, 1920x10808.00

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72065.30
Medium, 1920x108019.30

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72012.90
Medium, 1920x10805.60

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.10

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72013.10

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72022.10
Medium, 1920x10809.60

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72019.50
Medium, 1366x76812.70

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x72049.30
Medium, 1366x76827.10
High, 1920x10808.20

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76820.30
Medium, 1366x7687.50

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72014.10
Medium, 1366x7689.00

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x7203.80

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x7208.20

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72020.70
Medium, 1366x76810.30

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72031.30
Medium, 1366x76820.40

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x7208.50
Medium, 1366x7685.90

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72014.20
Medium, 1366x7687.90

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72012.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72013.10

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76813.10
Medium, 1366x7687.60

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76820.20
Medium, 1366x76812.60

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x7684.70

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76824.90
Medium, 1366x76814.30

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76820.30
Medium, 1366x76812.10

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76821.00
Medium, 1366x7689.20

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76843.60
Medium, 1366x76831.20

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72060.30
Medium, 1366x76831.50
High, 1920x108014.50

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76810.70
Medium, 1366x7686.90

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x76877.80
Medium, 1366x76819.60

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76822.80
Medium, 1366x76817.80

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76815.35
Medium, 1366x7689.50
High, 1920x10803.80
Ultra, 1920x10801.40

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76813.50
Medium, 1366x7689.90

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x7686.30
Medium, 1366x7683.90

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76821.35
Medium, 1366x76812.35

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76829.30
Medium, 1366x76818.50
High, 1920x108010.40

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72016.80
Medium, 1344x75610.48
High, 1920x10806.50
Ultra, 1920x10803.10

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768146.55
Medium, 1366x76828.45
High, 1920x108012.40

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72024.90
Medium, 1280x72021.70

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76838.10
Medium, 1366x76820.60
High, 1366x76812.40

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76812.90
Medium, 1366x7687.90
High, 1366x7686.35
Ultra, 1920x10803.45

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76830.20
Medium, 1366x76818.40
High, 1366x7688.80

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76822.00
Medium, 1366x76815.00
High, 1366x7689.00

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76831.80
Medium, 1366x76826.00
High, 1366x76817.50
Ultra, 1920x10805.80

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76812.61
Medium, 1366x7689.60
High, 1366x7685.50
Ultra, 1920x10802.50

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76819.90
Medium, 1366x76813.60
High, 1366x7689.90

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72029.50
Medium, 1366x76815.90
High, 1366x76813.30
Ultra, 1920x10804.34

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768117.70
Medium, 1366x76831.55
High, 1366x76816.05
Ultra, 1920x10802.00

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x76831.50
Medium, 1366x76814.30
High, 1366x7689.00

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76838.90
Medium, 1366x76820.30
High, 1366x76812.00
Ultra, 1920x10805.90

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76813.40
Medium, 1366x7688.60

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76818.67
Medium, 1366x76813.60

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76830.60
Medium, 1366x76822.30
High, 1366x76810.00

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76849.00
Medium, 1366x76825.00
High, 1366x76815.00

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x76841.05
Medium, 1366x76824.80
High, 1366x76817.00
Ultra, 1920x10805.00

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76848.00
Medium, 1366x76836.10
High, 1366x76829.60
Ultra, 1920x108014.00

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72041.00
High, 1366x76829.00

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72031.69
Medium, 1366x76817.20
High, 1366x76810.60

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76817.00
Medium, 1366x76811.70
High, 1366x7689.70

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76864.00
High, 1366x76831.70
Ultra, 1920x108013.80

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768116.65
Medium, 1360x76832.40
High, 1360x76818.40
Ultra, 1920x108010.00

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x60035.50
Medium, 1360x76820.40
High, 1600x90011.50
Ultra, 1920x10805.05

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Low, 640x480122.00
High, 1024x76844.00

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Low, 1024x76831.75
Medium, 1024x76823.70

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600169.00
Medium, 1024x76885.00
High, 1280x102423.00
Ultra, 1920x10809.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date 4 June 2013
Place in performance rating not rated
Processor Number i3-4100U
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 118 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x416
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations 4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version 9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

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