Intel Core i3-4158U Full Specifications

Entry-level-low-power Laptop processor released in 2013 with 2 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 2GHz, max speed at 2GHz, and a 28W power rating. Core i3-4158U is based on the Haswell 22nm family and part of the Core i3 series.
Price 20.3%
Speed 26%
Productivity 22%
Gaming 53%

The Intel Core i3-4158U is a Laptop processor with 2 cores, launched in 2013. It is part of the Core i3 lineup, using the Haswell architecture with Socket FCBGA1168. The core-count is effectively doubled, to 4 threads. Core i3-4158U has 3.00MB of L3 cache and operates at 2 GHz by default, but can boost up to 2 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is building the Core i3-4158U on a 22 nm production process. Intel's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface.

Intel Core i3-4158U General

Series Intel Core i3
Type Laptop
Architecture Haswell
Achitecture codename Haswell
Market price $ 280
Release date on June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $315
Place in performance rating 1206
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm

Intel Core i3-4158U Compatibility

Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCI support -
PCIe lanes 12
PCIe revision 2.0
PCIe version 2.0
Socket FCBGA1168

Intel Core i3-4158U Benchmarks

CPU Cores 2
CPU Threads 4
Frequency 2.00 GHz
Hyper-Threading +
Hyperthreading Yes
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
L3-Cache 3.00 MB
Maximum frequency 2 GHz
TDP 28 W
TDP down --
TDP up --
Turbo (1 Core) No turbo
Turbo (2 Cores) No turbo
Turbo Boost -

Intel Core i3-4158U Memory Specifications

ECC No
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Memory channels 2
Memory type DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
Supported memory types DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory

Intel Core i3-4158U Technical Specs

64 bit support +
Die size 181 mm2
Matrix Storage -
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Number of USB ports 4
Number of cores 2
Number of threads 4
Overclocking No
Technology 22 nm
Tjunction max. --
Transistor count 1300 Million

Intel Core i3-4158U Integrated Graphics

Clear Video HD +
DirectX 11.2 / 12
DirectX Version 11.1
DisplayPort +
Execution units
FDI -
GPIO +
GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
Generation 7.5
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
HD Audio +
HDMI +
InTru 3D +
Integrated graphics Intel Iris Graphics 5100 (200 - 1100 MHz)
Max resolution over DisplayPort 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max video memory 2 GB
Max. displays 3
Number of displays supported 3
OpenGL 4.3
Quick Sync +
eDP +

Intel Core i3-4158U Security Technologies

AMT 9.5
Anti-Theft +
EDB +
Identity Protection +
Secure Key +
TXT +

Intel Core i3-4158U Technologies and Extensions

AES-NI +
AVX +
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) +
Idle States +
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Integrated IDE -
Integrated LAN -
Thermal Monitoring +
vPro -

Intel Core i3-4158U Virtualization Technologies

AMD-V +
EPT +
VT-d +
VT-x +
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT

Intel Core i3-4158U Other

RST +
Smart Connect +
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART +
USB revision 3.0
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