Architecture, Socket, and Chipset
If you were paying attention in mid-2013 when the Core i7-4770K launched, alongside a host of other 4th-Generation Core (Haswell) processors, then you know what to expect in terms of chipset and socket details. But in case your memory is a bit foggy, here's a refresher. Like the 3rd-Generation ("Ivy Bridge") Core processors that preceded them, Inte...
The 8 Series Chipset
With all those caveats out of the way, it's time for some good news for those who opt for a Core i3-4130 or other 4th-Generation desktop chip. For one, the new 8 Series chipsets that the processors require bring more high-speed ports to the party. The previous-generation Intel 7 Series chipsets had a native maximum of just two SATA 3 (6Gbps) ports ...
Graphics 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, compar...
CPU Performance
We started off testing the raw CPU performance of these chips with the synthetic Cinebench 11.5 test, which taxes all available processor cores and threads while rendering a complex image... In this test, which measures CPU potential more than direct real-world performance, the Core i3 looks modestly better than AMD's similarly priced A8-7600, whil...
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