Intel Core i3-3120M vs Intel Core i3-4100M

Intel Core i3-3120M

Intel Core i3-4100M $240

2 Cores 4 Threads 2.5GHz Clock	2 Cores 4 Threads 2.5GHz Clock
Socket PGA 988	Socket PGA 946
iGPU HD 4000 1100MHz 280 GFLOPS FP32	iGPU HD 4600 1100MHz 350 GFLOPS FP32

Highlights

Geekbench 6

GB6 Single-Core

48% slower vs Core i3-4100M

94% faster vs Core i3-3120M

Core i3-3120M - GB6S 395

Core i3-4100M - GB6S 765

x1.94

GB6 Multi-Core

47% slower vs Core i3-4100M

89% faster vs Core i3-3120M

Core i3-3120M - GB6M 815

Core i3-4100M - GB6M 1,540

x1.89

Memory Bandwidth

Same Performance vs Core i3-4100M

Same Performance vs Core i3-3120M

Core i3-3120M - 25.6GB/s

Core i3-4100M - 25.6GB/s

TDP

5% lower vs Core i3-4100M

6% higher vs Core i3-3120M

Core i3-3120M - 35W

Core i3-4100M - 37W

x1.06

iGPU FP32

20% slower vs Core i3-4100M

25% faster vs Core i3-3120M

Core i3-3120M - 280 GFLOPS FP32

Core i3-4100M - 350 GFLOPS FP32

x1.25

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6

GB6S 395 10%	GB6S 765 19%
GB6M 815 3%	GB6M 1,540 6%

Cinebench R23

0%	0%
0%	0%

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Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Intel
Architecture Ivy Bridge	Architecture Haswell
Family Core 3rd Gen	Family Core 4th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64	Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64
Codename Ivy Bridge Ivy Bridge-H-2 Ivy Bridge-2C-GT2	Codename Haswell-MB - Haswell-2C-GT2
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date 9/1/2012	Release Date 9/1/2013

Foundry Intel	Foundry Intel
Node 22nm	Node 22nm
Die Size 118 mm²	Die Size 131 mm²
Transistor Count 945 Million	Transistor Count 960 Million

Type DMI	Type DMI


Transfer Rate 5GT/s	Transfer Rate 5GT/s

Lanes 4	Lanes 4
Bandwidth 2.5GB/s	Bandwidth 2.5GB/s
Bi-directional 5GB/s	Bi-directional 5GB/s

L0 Instruction	L0 Instruction
L0 Data	L0 Data
L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative	L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative
L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative	L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative
L2 256KB/Core 8-way set associative	L2 256KB/Core 8-way set associative
L3 3MB Shared 12-way set associative	L3 3MB Shared 12-way set associative


Channels 2	Channels 2
Max Memory 32GB 32GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC Not Supported	ECC Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit	Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit
Clock 800MHz 800MHz Transfer Rate 1600MT/s 1600MT/s	Clock 800MHz Transfer Rate 1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel 12.8GB/s 12.8GB/s Bandwidth 25.6GB/s 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth/Channel 12.8GB/s Bandwidth 25.6GB/s

Intel Core i3-3120M vs Intel Core i3-4100M

Highlights

Geekbench 6

GB6 Single-Core

GB6 Multi-Core

Memory Bandwidth

TDP

iGPU FP32

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6

Cinebench R23

Tech Specs

Chip

Fabrication

Socket

Core Configuration

Clock Speeds

Chipset Bus

Cache

Memory Controller

Power & Thermals

Expansion

iGPU

NPU

Cellular

Competitors

TDP 35W	TDP 37W
Temp 90°C Max	Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler	Included Cooler

2.5GHz	2.5GHz


Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked