i3-4030U vs i7-2637M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-2637M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
1.17
Core i3-4030U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.18
+0.9%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core i7-2637M by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23572350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i3
Power efficiency6.517.44
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date3 January 2011 (13 years ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$289$281

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U 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 speed1.7 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache4 MB3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors624 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1023FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection++
Anti-Theft++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size8.01 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U 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 i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612
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+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

i7-2637M 1.17
i3-4030U 1.18
+0.9%

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.

i7-2637M 1854
i3-4030U 1875
+1.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-2637M 445
i3-4030U 581
+30.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-2637M 968
i3-4030U 1177
+21.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-2637M 3600
+28.2%
i3-4030U 2808

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-2637M 7074
+12.6%
i3-4030U 6285

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-2637M 2834
+12.5%
i3-4030U 2520

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-2637M 21.7
+21.9%
i3-4030U 26.46

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-2637M 2
+9.9%
i3-4030U 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-2637M 201
+5.2%
i3-4030U 191

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-2637M 93
+32.9%
i3-4030U 70

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-2637M 1.09
+36.3%
i3-4030U 0.8

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-2637M 1.2
+9.1%
i3-4030U 1.1

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-2637M 12
i3-4030U 12

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-2637M 70
+7.3%
i3-4030U 65

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-2637M 2325
i3-4030U 2344
+0.8%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i7-2637M 4566
+21.2%
i3-4030U 3767

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i7-2637M 2288
+27.8%
i3-4030U 1790

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.17 1.18
Integrated graphics card 0.66 1.35
Recency 3 January 2011 14 April 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 15 Watt

i3-4030U has a 0.9% higher aggregate performance score, 104.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-2637M and Core i3-4030U.


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