Intel Core i3-4030U vs Intel Core i3-8121U

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,329

Rank #1,486

vs
4,932

Rank #924

4,329
4,932

Core i3-8121U wins by 12.2% (Rank #1486 vs #924)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,288

Rank #1,496

vs
5,158

Rank #846

4,288
5,158

Core i3-8121U wins by 16.9% (Rank #1496 vs #846)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,391

Rank #1,477

vs
4,593

Rank #1,097

4,391
4,593

Core i3-8121U wins by 4.4% (Rank #1477 vs #1097)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,511

Rank #1,450

vs
4,573

Rank #1,059

4,511
4,573

Core i3-8121U wins by 1.4% (Rank #1450 vs #1059)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,552

Rank #1,047

4,477
4,552

Core i3-8121U wins by 1.6% (Rank #1469 vs #1047)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,517

Rank #1,285

vs
4,604

Rank #953

4,517
4,604

Core i3-8121U wins by 1.9% (Rank #1285 vs #953)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i3-4030U Core i3-8121U Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
4
4
0%
Base Frequency
1,900 MHz
2,200 MHz
-13.6%
Clock Multiplier --
22x
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
4 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
26 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
28 W
46.4% less
Process (lower is better)
22 nm
10 nm
54.5% more

General Information

Specification Core i3-4030U Core i3-8121U
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number i3-4030U --
Core Name -- Coffee Lake-U
Socket FCBGA1168 BGA1440
Package -- FC-BGA1440
Memory Type DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR4
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration 4x1, 2x4 --
Market Segment -- Mobile
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

Core i3-4030U
Intel
Core i3-8121U
Intel

Model Number

Core i3-4030U
i3-4030U
Core i3-8121U
--

Core Name

Core i3-4030U
--
Core i3-8121U
Coffee Lake-U

Socket

Core i3-4030U
FCBGA1168
Core i3-8121U
BGA1440

Package

Core i3-4030U
--
Core i3-8121U
FC-BGA1440

Memory Type

Core i3-4030U
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Core i3-8121U
DDR4

ECC Support

Core i3-4030U
No
Core i3-8121U
--

PCIe Revision

Core i3-4030U
2.0
Core i3-8121U
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i3-4030U
4x1, 2x4
Core i3-8121U
--

Market Segment

Core i3-4030U
--
Core i3-8121U
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core i3-4030U
--
Core i3-8121U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i3-4030U Core i3-8121U
Process 22 nm 10 nm
Die Area -- 123 mm²
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core i3-4030U
22 nm
Core i3-8121U
10 nm

Die Area

Core i3-4030U
--
Core i3-8121U
123 mm²

Manufacturer

Core i3-4030U
--
Core i3-8121U
Intel

Word Size

Core i3-4030U
64-bit
Core i3-8121U
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i3-4030U Core i3-8121U
GPU HD Graphics 4400 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core i3-4030U
HD Graphics 4400
Core i3-8121U
--

GPU Designer

Core i3-4030U
Intel
Core i3-8121U
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i3-4030U
1000 MHz
Core i3-8121U
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i3-4030U Core i3-8121U
3DNow!
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
RdRand
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64