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| Intel Core i3 4130 vs 3240 |
Released July, 2013
Intel Core i3 4130
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 4130
![]() | Much better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz | ![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 72 °C |
![]() | Newer Jul, 2013 | ![]() | Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.58 GHz |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3240
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 3240
![]() | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much better turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | vs | 1,050 MHz | Around 10% better turbo clock speed | |||
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Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 72 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Newer | Jul, 2013 | vs | Sep, 2012 | Release date 10 months later | |||
Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.58 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | Almost the same | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 4130 vs 3240
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i3 4130
7.77 mHash/s
Core i3 3240
4.06 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Core i3 4130
13.92 mPixels/s
Core i3 3240
4.27 mPixels/s
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 4130
2,610
Core i3 3240
2,269
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 4130
2,403
Core i3 3240
943
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 4130
4,736
Core i3 3240
2,664
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 4130
6,330
Core i3 3240
5,507
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 4130
2,982
Core i3 3240
2,516
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 4130
3,840,000 MB/s
Core i3 3240
177,600 MB/s
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 4130 | vs | 3240 |
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Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 54W | 55W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 13.06 pt/W | 2.67 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 43.88W | 44.69W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI | |
Number of links | 0 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i3 4130 | vs | 3240 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.47 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.58 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,786.7 | 3,313.1 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.47 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD graphics 4400 | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 650 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | 1,050 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
Intel Core i3 4130 ![]() | Intel Core i3 3240 ![]() |
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