As our short test has shown, there is no general answer to the question how fast the Intel HD Graphics 4000 is.
The storage connection has the most important influence on the performance.
The maximum performance may only be achieved with a fast dual-channel
connection, which is not always possible with ultrabooks that only have
one DIMM slot.
Less significant but
still important are the effects of
the clock rate and the L3 cache. Those who operate a
Core i7-3840QM or
3940XM
without a dedicated graphics card - which is rather rare - enjoy a
considerably higher 3D performance than with a core i3 or core i5
processor. The HD 4000 might even come close to a dedicated accelerator,
even though the absolute level of performance remains very low.
We look forward to future developments, as
"Kaveri" of AMD and
"Haswell"
of Intel promise another performance boost in the sector of integrated
graphics solutions. The influence of additional caches and faster
storage solutions should be even greater with these chips.
We would like to conclude by thanking the company One, which made this test available. Under this link you may configure and order the M73-2N.