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Intel Core i3-4100U vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-4100U
Rank 2 - 72 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-4100U
Rank 2 - 96 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i3-4100U
2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
432
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400
4C / 4T · 2.13 GHz
312
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i3-4100U
2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
993
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400
4C / 4T · 2.13 GHz
1,015

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At a glance

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FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core2 Quad (19)
CPU groupIntel Core i 4000U (26)Intel Core 2 Quad Q6000 (3)
ArchitectureHaswell UKentsfield (Core)
Technology22 nm65 nm
SegmentNotebookDesktop
SocketBGA 1168LGA 775
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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CPU Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 4x
Frequency: 1.80 GHz 2.13 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache8.00 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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MemoryLPDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB16 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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TDP15 W105 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

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, AVX2MMX, SSE2, SSE3
Release dateQ3/2013Q1/2007
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-4100U
Intel Core i3-4100U
2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400
4C / 4T · 2.13 GHz

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