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: 13.30

Overall Rank:
3870th fastest in multithreading out of 5810 CPUs
4028th fastest in single threading out of 5810 CPUs
876th fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1662

Single Thread Rating

895

Samples: 1176*
*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	5,492 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,803 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,203 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	445.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23,226 KBytes/Sec
Physics	177 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,494 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	895 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of March 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of March 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 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,232
Apple M4 10 Core		23,678
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,616
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,743
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,995
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,474
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,131
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,592
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,385
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz		1,662

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.21
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.98
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.37
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz		13.30
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
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 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,502
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,886
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,614
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz		895

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3319826 - Mar 01 2026		1668
BL3317981 - Feb 28 2026		1801
BL3315480 - Feb 27 2026		1832
BL3273780 - Feb 09 2026		1706
BL3268176 - Feb 06 2026		1753

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 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz		1,662
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i3-4010U		2,040 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,713 (+3.1%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,728 (+4.0%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,949 (+17.3%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,729 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,653 (-0.5%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,616 (-2.7%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,580 (-4.9%)
Intel Pentium 2020M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,414 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		1,319 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		2,681 (+61.3%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-4010U		2,568 (+54.6%)

Is the Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,793
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,377
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,987
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,913
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,899
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,713
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,898
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,757
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz		259

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