Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-4100M 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCPGA946

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 37 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: 32 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4100M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i3-4100M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 11.53

Overall Rank:
2610th fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
2343rd fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
608th fastest in out of 1414 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $218.57 USD (2016-10-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2521

Single Thread Rating

1407

Samples: 112*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,473
Thread: 1,352

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	8,470 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,345 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,930 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	674.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,935 KBytes/Sec
Physics	228 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,336 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,407 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of July 2024.
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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,042
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,521
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,539
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,038
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,884
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,841
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,787
Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz		2,521

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.95
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.67
Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz		11.53
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.29
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,079
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,047
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,685
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,659
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,428
Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz		1,407

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2122640 - Jun 13 2024		2657
BL2110776 - May 27 2024		2602
BL2109418 - May 26 2024		2657
BL2073008 - Apr 08 2024		2387
BL2065517 - Mar 30 2024		2493

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz		2,521
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		2,087 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		2,730 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		2,502 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		2,023 (-19.8%)
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		2,014 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		1,980 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		3,036 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		2,894 (+14.8%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		2,781 (+10.3%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i3-4100M		2,611 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		2,589 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-4100M		2,308 (-8.5%)

Is the Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,078
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,916
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,860
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,696
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,657
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,520
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,417
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,211
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,195
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,187
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,035
Intel Core i7-14700HX		5,920
Intel Core i3-4100M @ 2.50GHz		788

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