Intel Core i3-4130T vs AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

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Intel Core i3-4130T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
Intel Core i3-4130T AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-4130T or AMD Ryzen 3 5400U - 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 i3-4130T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4130T was released in Q3/2013.

The AMD Ryzen 3 5400U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 5400U was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000U (13)
4 Generation 4
Haswell S Architecture Cezanne (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-4130T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 3 5400U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.00 GHz).
Intel Core i3-4130T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i3-4130T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.60 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 9
22 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 3
20 Compute units 6
160 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 12

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 4400 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-4130T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 5400U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-4130T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-4130T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 3 5400U is 15 W.
Intel Core i3-4130T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-4130T has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 3 5400U cache has a total of 10.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-4130T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1150 Socket FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2021
117 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4130T (58%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4130T (40%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U (100%)

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 i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
707 (60%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1180 (100%)

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 i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1541 (42%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3682 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
916 (56%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1630 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1859 (52%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3600 (100%)

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 i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (30%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.60 GHz
1229 (100%)

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 i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2885 (26%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
11214 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
73 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
109 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
285 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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