Core i3-4120U: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started 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.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2329
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	7.77	of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Detailed specifications

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 cores	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate	5 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache	512 KB	of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache	3 MB	of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography	22 nm	of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K)
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-

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 configuration	1	of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
Socket	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

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 extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+
AVX	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+
Idle States	+
Thermal Monitoring	+
GPIO	+
Smart Connect	+
FDI	-
AMT	9.5
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 types	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	of 6 TiB (EPYC 9654)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654)

Graphics specifications

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

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memory	2 GB
Quick Sync Video	+
Clear Video HD	+
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
InTru 3D	+

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported	3
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 1.4	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A

Graphics API support

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

DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	2.0	of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P)
PCI Express lanes	12	of 128 (EPYC 9655P)
PCI support	-
USB revision	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4
Integrated IDE	-
Number of USB ports	4
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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark 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.

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Closest competitors

Core i3-4120U's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.

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