i3-4100U vs i3-3240

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2176not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.62no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.51no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date3 September 2012 (12 years ago)4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size94 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key-+
Identity Protection++
Anti-Theft++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2500Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.69 1.35
Recency 3 September 2012 4 June 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

i3-4100U has 95.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 months, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-3240 and Core i3-4100U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-3240 is a desktop processor while Core i3-4100U is a notebook one.


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