Intel Core i3-4120U: specs and benchmarks

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Intel Core i3-4120U
Intel Core i3-4120U
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Year of release 2014
Performance 1.55

Summary

Intel started Intel Core i3-4120U sales 14 April 2014 at a recommended price of $281. This is a Haswell architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 22 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2000 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1168 processor with a TDP of 15 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

It provides poor benchmark performance at

1.55%

of a leader's which is AMD EPYC 9654.

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General info

Core i3-4120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rating1952
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)
Release date14 April 2014 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$281of 305 (Core i7-870)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads4
Base clock speed2 GHzof 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed2 GHzof 6 (Core i9-13900KS)
L1 cache128 KBof 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache512 KBof 36864 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache3 MBof 768 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography22 nmof 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-
Unlocked multiplier-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4120U compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketFCBGA1168
Thermal design power (TDP)15 Wattof 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Turbo Boost Technology-
Hyper-Threading Technology+
TSX-
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
GPIO+
Smart Connect+
FDI-
AMT9.5
Matrix Storage-
HD Audio+
RST+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-4120U's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
Maximum memory size16 GBof 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sof 284.357 (EPYC 9124)
ECC memory support-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i3-4120U.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memory2 GB
Quick Sync Video+
Clear Video HD+
Graphics max frequency1 GHz
InTru 3D+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4120U's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported3
eDP+
DisplayPort+
HDMI+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4120U's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4120U's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12
OpenGL4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version2.0of 5 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes12of 128 (EPYC 7551P)
PCI support-
USB revision3.0
Total number of SATA ports4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4
Integrated IDE-
Number of USB ports4
Integrated LAN-
UART+

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i3-4120U. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-4120U 1.55
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Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

i3-4120U 1948

Gaming performance

Relative perfomance

Overall Core i3-4120U performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.


AMD equivalent

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i3-4120U by AMD is A10-4600M, which is slower by 1% and lower by 10 positions in our rating.

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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i3-4120U:

AMD A8-7200P 110.32
AMD A10-7400P 109.03
AMD 3015Ce 105.81
Intel Core i3-4120U 100
AMD A8-5550M 94.84

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