Intel Core i3-4130 4th Gen Processor

Intel Core i3-4130 4th Gen Processor

With Four Cores And 3MB Of Cache Memory, The Core I3-4130 3.40 GHz Processor From Intel Delivers More Performance For Everyday Computing Tasks Than The Previous Generation. This 4th-Generation Intel Core I3-4130 Processor Runs At Up To 3.40 GHz Speeds.

Intel has Equipped The Intel Core I3-4130 Processor With An Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400 That Outputs Up To 4096×2304@24Hz Through Your Motherboard‘s DisplayPort And HDMI Ports. When Connected To A DisplayPort-Enabled Monitor, The Intel HD Graphics 4400 Can Produce 4096 X 2304 Resolution At 24 Hz. Running Under A HD Resolution Lets You Enjoy High-Definition Videos As Well As View More Information Onscreen When Compared To Working In A Lower Resolution Workspace. Aside From Graphics, The Intel Core I3-4130 Processor Has An Average Power Requirement Of 54 W And Supports DDR3 1333 MHz Memory Modules, Running In A Dual- Or Single-Channel Configuration.

Intel Core I3-4130 Review

We’ve usually had easy access to Intel’s Core i3 and Pentium ranges of CPUs but the chip giant is being surprisingly tight lipped about these latest additions to its line-up of fourth-generation Haswell-based CPUs. They’ve also hit etailers shelves some time after the launch of the upper echelon CPUs such as the Core i5-4670K and Core i7-4770K that were released much earlier this year. One possible reason for this is that even second-generation Sandy Bridge-based Core-i3 CPUs are still readily available and for roughly the same price. The same is true for super-cheap LGA1155 motherboards to go with them.

It also sports a similar clock speed – 3.4GHz, which is the same as the previous-generation Core i3-3240, with both CPUs lacking Turbo Boost but sporting Hyper-Threading, giving two logical cores in addition to the two physical ones. They have identical cache amounts too, with 3MB L3 cache.

Power consumption hasn’t changed much either. mainly due to the fact that both Ivy Bridge and Haswell Core i3 CPUs are based on 22nm technology. with just the differences in architecture accounting for a 1W decrease from 55W to 54W for the non-low power models. However. as a portion of the voltage regulation has been transferred to the CPU in fourth-generation CPUs. the difference might otherwise be more noticeable given that Haswell’s main trump card has always been lower power consumption. Intel’s HD Graphics sees perhaps the biggest upgrade. moving to HD 4400 with the Core i3-4130.

The GPU is also able to downclock further than it’s predecessors, all the way to just 350MHz. as opposed to 650MHz for the Core i3-3240 – all while also boosting 100MHz higher to 1.15GHz. The rest of the specification is more or less the same but if you want to read more on Haswell, see our initial launch coverage here.

Performance

While the latest generation of Intel’s mainstream Core processors doesn’t offer much in the way of revolutionary architecture overhaul or major CPU-speed increases, they do offer more advancements when it comes to integrated graphics performance. The Core i3-4130 we’re looking at here, though, runs a stepped-down Intel HD 4400 graphics core, compared to the HD 4600 graphics silicon on the pricier Core i7-4770K, Core i5-4570, and certain other Haswell processors (including a couple of Core i3 models, the Core i3-4330 and i3-4340).

As we’ll see in testing, that means the Core i3 chip isn’t quite as capable when it comes to gaming as costlier Intel models are. And none of the Intel Haswell desktop chips we’ve tested can keep up with the integrated graphics in the two AMD Kaveri A10 and A8 APUs we’ve tested to date.

This processor has 03 years warranty (no warranty for fan or cooler).