Intel Core i3-4030Y vs Intel Pentium M 735A

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-4030Y CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium M 735A
Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Pentium M 735A

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-4030Y or Intel Pentium M 735A - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-4030Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4030Y was released in Q3/2014.

The Intel Pentium M 735A has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Pentium M 735A was released in .
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 4000Y (11) CPU group Intel Pentium M (4)
4 Generation 1
Haswell Y Architecture Dothan
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-4030Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4030Y is 1.60 GHz while the Intel Pentium M 735A has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium M 735A is at 1.70 GHz.

Intel Core i3-4030Y Characteristic Intel Pentium M 735A
2 Cores 1
4 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i3-4030Y Characteristic Intel Pentium M 735A
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-4030Y or Intel Pentium M 735A has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 4200 GPU no iGPU
0.20 GHz GPU frequency --
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
20 Compute units --
160 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4200 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-4030Y can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium M 735A supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i3-4030Y Characteristic Intel Pentium M 735A
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3-1600 Memory
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-4030Y is 11.5 W, while the Intel Pentium M 735A has a TDP of 21 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-4030Y Characteristic Intel Pentium M 735A
11.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 21 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
6 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-4030Y is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium M 735A is manufactured in 90 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-4030Y Characteristic Intel Pentium M 735A
22 nm Technology 90 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-32 (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1168 Socket PGA 478
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date
281 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
372 (100%)
Intel Pentium M 735A Intel Pentium M 735A
1C 1T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
914 (100%)
Intel Pentium M 735A Intel Pentium M 735A
1C 1T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Core i3-4030Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz
272 (100%)
Intel Pentium M 735A Intel Pentium M 735A
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1649 (100%)
Intel Pentium M 735A Intel Pentium M 735A
1C 1T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Pentium M 735A
DELL Venue 11 Pro 7130 Unknown

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