Intel Core i3-7130U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i3-7130U was released in Q2/2017 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1356. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i3-7130U achieved a result of 684 points (single-core) or 1,477 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i3-7130U belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i3-7130U.
Name:	Intel Core i3-7130U
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 7000U (18)
Architecture:	Kaby Lake U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	7
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Intel Core i3-8130U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-7130U has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-7130U is 2.70 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

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

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.70 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

The Intel Core i3-7130U has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i3-7130U has the Intel HD Graphics 620 installed, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors (192 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 620
GPU frequency:	0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q2/2016

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

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

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-7130U supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 34.1 GB/s.

LPDDR3-1866 DDR4-2133 DDR3-1600	29.9 GB/s 34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth:	11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-7130U has a TDP of 15 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	7.5 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i3-7130U is made in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1356
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:	Q2/2017
Release price:	281 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-7130U 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 i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	687
	Intel Atom x6211E 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	685
	Intel Core i3-2130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	685
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	684
	HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G 8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz	684
	Intel Core i7-6822EQ 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	684
	Intel Core i7-3612QM 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	684

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 N4120 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1478
	Intel Core i3-2120 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1478
	Intel Core i5-4278U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1478
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1477
	Intel Core i3-4160T 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1476
	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1476
	Intel Core i3-6157U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1474

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.


	AMD EPYC 7401P 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	928
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	928
	AMD EPYC 7351P 16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz	925
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	924
	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3 8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz	922
	Intel Core i5-7Y57 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	921
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	921

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 i7-2675QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1781
	Intel Core i7-2720QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1781
	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1780
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1778
	Intel Core i5-2400 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1778
	Intel Core i7-7Y75 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1778
	Intel Core m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1776

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 A8-5500 AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5500B AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5600K AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	Intel Core i3-7130U Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-14450HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz	384
	Intel Atom x7425E Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 0.75 GHz	384

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 i7-5600U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3008
	Intel Core i5-4308U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	3005
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	3004
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	3000
	AMD Phenom II X4 900e 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2990
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	2989
	Intel Core i5-2405S 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2982

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 Pentium G3440T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	113
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	113
	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	113
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	112
	Intel Core i3-6100H 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	112
	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz	112
	Intel Core i5-6442EQ 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	111

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.


	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	288
	Intel Celeron G5905 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	287
	Intel Core i5-6260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	286
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	285
	Intel Core i5-5300U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	285
	Intel Core i5-5350U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	285
	Intel Core i3-4130T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	285

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

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