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Intel Core i3-4120U
Benchmarks & Specs

Last updated: 2025-07-25

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i3-4120U was once a popular choice for mobile devices. It is based on the proven Haswell U architecture. Manufactured using the 22nm process, it placed a strong focus on energy efficiency. This was particularly important for laptops, where battery life counts. Despite its age, this processor can still impress.

It is absolutely sufficient for everyday tasks. Think of emails, surfing the net or word processing.Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400 takes care of the image output. It is good enough for basic multimedia applications. Watching movies or simple presentations are easily possible with it. Even today, this chip offers surprisingly stable performance.

We were actually amazed at how reliably it did its job. The 3 MB Level 3 Cache supports data processing. With 26 GB/s maximum memory bandwidth, it completes its tasks quickly. It is a good example of how robust technology lasts a long time. For users without high demands on computing power, it is an economical solution.

It always delivers a constant and reliable way of working.

Energy-efficient Haswell U architecture
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400
Reliable for everyday tasks
Designed for mobile devices

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank ? / ?
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank ? / ?
In segment Notebook

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

2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz

472

4C / 4T · 3.30 GHz

469

2C / 4T · 2.00 GHz

462

2C / 4T · 2.00 GHz

457

2C / 2T · 1.90 GHz

457

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

2C / 2T · 2.20 GHz

1,076

2C / 4T · 1.50 GHz

1,072

2C / 4T · 2.00 GHz

1,071

2C / 2T · 2.00 GHz

1,065

4C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

1,063

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

325

AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri)

321

Intel HD Graphics 4400

320

Intel HD Graphics 4000

307

Intel HD Graphics 4000

307

More benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group	Intel Core i 4000U (26)
Architecture	Haswell U
Technology	22 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket	BGA 1168
Generation	4
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	2 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	normal
Cores:	2x
Frequency:	2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):
L2-Cache
L3-Cache	3.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU frequency	0.20 - 1.00 GHz
CUs / Shader	20 / 160
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
Technology	22 nm
Release date	Q2/2013

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
LPDDR3-1600 DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	16 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth	6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	100 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q2/2014
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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