Intel Core i7-2637M vs Intel Core i3-4130T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-2637M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4130T
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i3-4130T

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-2637M or Intel Core i3-4130T - 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 i7-2637M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2637M was released in Q2/2011.

The Intel Core i3-4130T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4130T was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Core i3 (202)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
2 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2637M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2637M is 1.70 GHz (2.80 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-4130T has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4130T is at 2.90 GHz.

Intel Core i7-2637M Characteristic Intel Core i3-4130T
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i7-2637M Characteristic Intel Core i3-4130T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-2637M or Intel Core i3-4130T 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 3000 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7.5
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 20
96 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.1

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 3000 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-2637M can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-4130T supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-2637M Characteristic Intel Core i3-4130T
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-2637M is 17 W, while the Intel Core i3-4130T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-2637M Characteristic Intel Core i3-4130T
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2637M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-4130T is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-2637M Characteristic Intel Core i3-4130T
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1023 Socket LGA 1150
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q3/2013
280 $ Release price 117 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
567 (80%)
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
707 (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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1226 (80%)
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1541 (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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
467 (51%)
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
916 (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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
898 (48%)
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1859 (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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.20 GHz
230 (63%)
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1783 (62%)
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2885 (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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
109 (100%)

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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
285 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i3-4130T
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