Intel Core i3-4030U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-17

The Intel Core i3-4030U is a 2 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2014. The Intel Core i3-4030U is based on the 4. generation of the Intel Core i3 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1168. The Intel Core i3-4030U scores 449 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,040 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i3-4030U belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i3-4030U.
Name:	Intel Core i3-4030U
Family:	Intel Core i3
CPU group:	Intel Core i 4000U
Architecture:	Haswell U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Core i3-4030U clock with 1.90 GHz. The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 4400, the Intel Core i3-4030U has an build in graphic solution. It has 20 SM processors, which have a total of 160 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU frequency:	0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Compute units:	20
Shader:	160
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7.5
Direct X:	11.1
Technology:	22 nm
Release date:	Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-4030U supports up to 16 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s.

DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth:	6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i3-4030U has a TDP of 15 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-4030U has a 3.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1168
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q2/2014
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-4030U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-4030U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 2 Extreme QX9770 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	451
	Intel Pentium 3805U 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	451
	Intel Celeron J4105 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	450
	Intel Core i3-4030U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	449
	Intel Core i7-2610UE 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	449
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	449
	Intel Core i3-4025U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	449

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 Celeron G1840T 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	1060
	Intel Core i3-3110M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1055
	Intel Core i3-3120ME 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1055
	Intel Core i3-4030U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1040
	Intel Core i3-4025U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1040
	Intel Core i5-2557M 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	1037
	Samsung Exynos 7885 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1032

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 i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	578
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	577
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	576
	Intel Core i3-4030U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	574
	Intel Core i3-4025U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	574
	Intel Core i5-4210Y 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	574
	Intel Core i5-4200Y 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	574

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 i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1240
	Intel Core i7-3687U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1239
	Intel Pentium Silver N6000 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1238
	Intel Core i3-4030U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1235
	Intel Core i3-4025U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1235
	Intel Pentium G4400 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	1233
	MediaTek Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1224

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.


	AMD A9-9420 AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz	325
	AMD A9-9425 AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz	325
	AMD A8-7200P AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) @ 0.63 GHz	321
	Intel Core i3-4030U Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.00 GHz	320
	Intel Xeon W-11155MRE Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.25 GHz	320
	Intel Xeon W-11155MLE Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.25 GHz	320
	Intel Core i7-3820QM Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.25 GHz	320

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 Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1954
	Intel Core i3-2120 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1945
	Intel Core i5-4302Y 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1942
	Intel Core i3-4030U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1940
	Intel Core i3-4025U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1940
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1937
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1934

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Pentium E5800 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	518
	Intel Core i3-2328M 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	517
	Intel Core i3-2330M 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	517
	Intel Core i3-4030U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	509
	Intel Pentium E6700 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	508
	Intel Celeron G1610 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	501
	Intel Core2 Duo E7600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	500

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.


	AMD A4-3400 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	66
	AMD Phenom II X3 705e 3C 3T @ 2.50 GHz	66
	AMD Phenom II X4 805 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	66
	Intel Core i3-4030U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	65
	AMD A8-6500T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	65
	AMD A10-4657M 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	65
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	64

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 Pentium G2020 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	196
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	194
	AMD A10-8700P 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	192
	Intel Core i3-4030U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	191
	Intel Celeron G1820 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	191
	AMD A10-4657M 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	191
	AMD Phenom II X3 705e 3C 3T @ 2.50 GHz	190

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,399 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,372 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,648 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,599 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,925 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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