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Intel Core i3-4010U vs Intel Atom C2538

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-4010U
Rank 2 - 57 %
Intel Atom C2538
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-4010U
Rank 2 - 72 %
Intel Atom C2538
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-4010U
2C / 4T · 1.70 GHz
416
Intel Atom C2538
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
236
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-4010U
2C / 4T · 1.70 GHz
956
Intel Atom C2538
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
827

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At a glance

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Intel Core i3-4010UIntel Atom C2538
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Atom (108)
CPU groupIntel Core i 4000U (26)Intel Atom C2000 (7)
ArchitectureHaswell UAvoton
Technology22 nm22 nm
SegmentNotebookDesktop
SocketBGA 1168BGA 1283
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i3-5010U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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CPU Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 4x
Frequency: 1.70 GHz 2.40 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache2.00 MB
L3-Cache3.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 4400no iGPU
GPU frequency0.20 - 1.00 GHz
CUs / Shader20 / 160 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ2/2013

NPU AI performance

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AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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MemoryDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB64 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoYes
PCIe2.0 x 122.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth6.0 GB/s8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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TDP15 W15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ3/2013Q3/2013
Release price104 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-4010U
Intel Core i3-4010U
2C / 4T · 1.70 GHz
Intel Atom C2538
Intel Atom C2538
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

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