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Core i3 4130

Intel desktop processor · Core i 4th gen · launched September 2013

Launch price
$122
≈ $173 in 2026 dollars
Blender 4.x render score
23
#287 of 290 scored desktop processors
Cores / threads
2 / 4
3 MB L3 cache
Rated power
54 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i3 4130 launched at $122 in 2013. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $173 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 42% rise over 13 years. At its launch price that is 19 Blender points per $100.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2013 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Blender rendering score

Median score 23 (middle half of runs 17–25) across 61 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #287 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #18 of 18 in the Core i 4th gen.

This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 4th gen
LaunchedSeptember 2013
Launch price$122 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1150
Cores / threads2 / 4
Base clock3.4 GHz
L3 cache3 MB
Rated power54 W (TDP)
Integrated graphicsHD 4400
Tier3-series

The Intel 3-series over time

Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i3 3220T2012$117$169
Core i3 32252012$134$193
Core i3 32402012$138$19920
Core i3 3240T2012$138$199
Core i3 32102013$117$166
Core i3 32452013$134$190
Core i3 32502013$138$196
Core i3 3250T2013$138$196
Core i3 41302013$122$17323
Core i3 4130T2013$122$173
Core i3 43302013$138$196
Core i3 4330T2013$138$196
Core i3 43402013$149$212
Core i3 41502014$117$164
Core i3 4150T2014$117$164
Core i3 43502014$138$193

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