Intel Core i3-4120U
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i3-4120U

Processor Intel Core i3-4120U, specifications and benchmarks

Intel Core i3-4120U Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q2/2014. Here are all the Intel Core i3-4120U’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 2.00 GHz, total of cores is 2. The CPU supports DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-1333LPDDR3-1600 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket BGA 1168. The TDP for CPU is 15 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor Intel Core i3-4120U

  • Segment
    Mobile
  • Family
  • Generation
    4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000U
  • Predecessor
    --
  • Successor
    --
CPU Technical specs

Intel Core i3-4120U Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
  • GPU frequency
    0.20 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.00 GHz
  • Execution units
    20
  • Shader
    160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3
  • Generation
    7.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.1
  • Technology
    22 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No
  • VP8
    No
  • AV1
    No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-1333LPDDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    2
  • PCIe version
    2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    12
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    --
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell U
  • Technology
    22 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1168
  • Release date
    Q2/2014
  • Part Number
    --
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-4120U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1133 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1077 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i3-4120U with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
322
322
321
320
Intel Core i3-4120U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
3079
3079
3052
3039
Intel Core i3-4120U

Synonyms

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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