Core i3-4005U [in 17 benchmarks]
Intel
Core i3-4005U
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Summary
Intel started Intel Core i3-4005U sales 1 September 2013. This is 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 1700 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
1.63%
of a leader’s which is AMD EPYC 7h22.
Core i3
4005U
vs
EPYC
7h22
General info
Core i3-4005U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Place in performance rating | 2102 | |
Market segment | Laptop | |
Series | Intel Core i3 | |
Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | |
Release date | 1 September 2013 (9 years ago) | |
Current price | $221 | of 25332 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
Threads | 4 | |
Base clock speed | 1.![]() |
of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | of 5.8 (Core i9-13900KF) |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | of 1536 (EPYC Embedded 3401) |
L2 cache | 256K (per core) | of 12288 (Core 2 Quad Q9550) |
L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998) |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | of 5 (Ryzen 9 7950X) |
Die size | 118 mm2 | |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | of 110 (Atom x7-E3950) |
Number of transistors | 1,400 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 9 7950X) |
64 bit support | + | |
Windows 11 compatibility | — | |
Unlocked multiplier | — |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-4005U 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 8160M) |
Socket | FCBGA1168 | |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 15 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4005U. 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) | + | |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
Turbo Boost Technology | — | |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
TSX | — | |
Idle States | + | |
Thermal Monitoring | + | |
Smart Response | — | |
GPIO | + | |
Smart Connect | + | |
FDI | — | |
AMT | 9.![]() |
|
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 i3-4005U’s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | of 5200 (Ryzen 9 7950X) |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | of 281.6 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
ECC memory support | — |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i3-4005U.
Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4400 | |
Max video memory | 2 GB | |
Quick Sync Video | + | |
Clear Video HD | + | |
Graphics max frequency | 950 MHz | |
InTru 3D | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4005U’s integrated GPU.
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
eDP | + | |
DisplayPort | + | |
HDMI | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4005U’s integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3200×[email protected] | |
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3200×[email protected] | |
Max resolution over VGA | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i3-4005U’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 (Ryzen 9 7950X) |
PCI Express lanes | 10 | of 128 (EPYC 7401) |
PCI support | — | |
USB revision | 3.0 | |
Total number of SATA ports | 2 | |
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | |
Integrated IDE | — | |
Number of USB ports | 4 | |
Integrated LAN | — | |
UART | + |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i3-4005U. 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.
i3-4005U
1.63
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 Single-Core
- GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
- 3DMark06 CPU
- Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
- Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
- Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
- Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
- TrueCrypt AES
- x264 encoding pass 2
- x264 encoding pass 1
- WinRAR 4.0
- Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
- Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
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: 69%
i3-4005U
1646
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.
Benchmark coverage: 38%
i3-4005U
380
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.
Benchmark coverage: 38%
i3-4005U
860
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
i3-4005U
2514
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
i3-4005U
5706
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
i3-4005U
2211
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
i3-4005U
2
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core (sometimes called Multi-Thread) is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
i3-4005U
172
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
i3-4005U
68
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
i3-4005U
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.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
i3-4005U
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.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
i3-4005U
11
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.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
i3-4005U
58
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.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
i3-4005U
1853
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Benchmark coverage: 6%
i3-4005U
3441
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Benchmark coverage: 6%
i3-4005U
1673
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i3-4005U performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.
AMD A8-7100
100
AMD Phenom II X4 N970
100
AMD A8-4500M
100
Intel Core i3-4005U
100
Intel Mobile A A110
99.39
AMD A10-4655M
99.39
Intel Core i3-4010U
98.77
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i3-4005U from AMD is A8-7100, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our rating.
A8
7100
Compare
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i3-4005U:
AMD Phenom II X4 N970
100
AMD A8-7100
100
AMD A8-4500M
100
Intel Core i3-4005U
100
AMD A10-4655M
99. 39
AMD A8-3510MX
98.77
AMD A8-3550MX
96.32
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These graphics cards are most commonly used with Core i3-4005U according to our statistics, based on user self-reported PC configurations.
GeForce
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19.5%
HD
Graphics 4400
17.2%
GeForce
820M
13.8%
GeForce
840M
9.7%
HD
Graphics 4000
6%
Radeon R5
M330
2.9%
UHD
Graphics
1.8%
UHD
Graphics 630
1.