Intel Core i3-8130U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i3-8130U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1356 socket and was released in Q1/2018. The Intel Core i3-8130U scores 835 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,772 points.
Intel Core i3-8130U

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i3-8130U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i3-8130U.

Name: Intel Core i3-8130U
Family: Intel Core i3 (202)
CPU group: Intel Core i 8000U (7)
Architecture: Kaby Lake U Refresh
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 8
Predecessor: Intel Core i3-7130U
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-8130U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-8130U is 2.20 GHz (3.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 2.80 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-8130U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-8130U uses the Intel UHD Graphics 620, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.00 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q3/2016
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 16 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

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 & PCIe

The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-2133
DDR4-2400
38.4 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth: 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: 10 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-8130U is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1356
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 4.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, 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: Q1/2018
Release price: 281 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-8130U 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.

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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
563
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
559
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
558
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
556
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
535
Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
517
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
517

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 635 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1422
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1403
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1395
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1391
AMD Athlon II X4 630 AMD Athlon II X4 630
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1373
Intel Core i5-4210M Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1369
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1352

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 i5-4330M Intel Core i5-4330M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
838
Apple A10X Fusion Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz
837
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
837
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
835
Intel Core i5-4200H Intel Core i5-4200H
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
835
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
835
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
834

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 800U MediaTek Dimensity 800U
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1783
Intel Core i3-4130 Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1782
Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1773
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1772
Intel Core i3-10100Y Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1768
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1765
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1765

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.
Samsung Exynos 990 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
1144
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1142
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1142
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1141
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1140
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1140
Intel Core i7-4771 Intel Core i7-4771
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1139

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 i7-965 Intel Core i7-965
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2174
AMD Athlon 3000G AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2169
Intel Core i7-2600 Intel Core i7-2600
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
2169
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2168
Intel Core i7-3615QE Intel Core i7-3615QE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
2162
Intel Core i7-6498DU Intel Core i7-6498DU
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2160
Intel Core i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2146

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 A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz
384
Intel Core i5-14450HX Intel Core i5-14450HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz
384
Intel Atom x7425E Intel Atom x7425E
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz
384
Intel Processor N200 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 i3-6100T Intel Core i3-6100T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3630
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MediaTek Dimensity 700
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3622
MediaTek Dimensity 800U MediaTek Dimensity 800U
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3621
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3619
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3616
Intel Core i5-4460T Intel Core i5-4460T
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
3615
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3615

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 Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
953
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
952
Intel Core i3-4150 Intel Core i3-4150
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
947
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
937
Intel Core i5-750 Intel Core i5-750
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
923
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz
923
Intel Core i3-4130 Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
921

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 i3-4340 Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
142
Intel Core i3-4350 Intel Core i3-4350
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
142
Intel Core i7-4800MQ Intel Core i7-4800MQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
142
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
141
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
141
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
141
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
141

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 i3-7100H Intel Core i3-7100H
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
328
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
327
Intel Pentium G4600T Intel Pentium G4600T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
327
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
326
Intel Xeon E5450 Intel Xeon E5450
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
326
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
326
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
326

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