Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-4010U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1168

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4010U CPU @ 1.70GHz, Intel Core i3-4010U CPU @ 1.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 13.34

Overall Rank:
4088th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
4236th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
914th fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $124.95 USD (2020-08-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1667

Single Thread Rating

897

Samples: 1215*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,515
Thread: 915

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz

Integer Math	5,494 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,808 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,197 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	447.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23,312 KBytes/Sec
Physics	178 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,502 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	897 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		24,932
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,446
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,564
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,804
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,338
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,541
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,287
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz		1,667

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		54.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.53
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.05
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz		13.34
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10.98
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,479
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		2,985
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,868
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,592
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,578
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,382
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz		897

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3753988 - Oct 02 2026		1802
BL3717417 - Sep 15 2026		1818
BL3711755 - Sep 12 2026		1527
BL3706830 - Sep 10 2026		1806
BL3690057 - Sep 02 2026		1790

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz		1,667
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i3-4010U		2,049 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,697 (+1.8%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,728 (+3.7%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,957 (+17.4%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,730 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,657 (-0.6%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,622 (-2.7%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,616 (-3.0%)
Intel Pentium 2020M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,407 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,325 (-20.5%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		2,677 (+60.6%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		2,568 (+54.1%)

Is the Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		9,245
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,063
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,939
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus		8,855
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX		8,419
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		7,987
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,832
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,698
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H		7,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,600
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,294
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz		260

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