The Intel Core i3-8000 4-Core 3.6GHz is a mid-range CPU based on Intel's 8th Gen 14nm Coffee Lake S microarchitecture. It offers 4 physical cores (4 logical), initially clocked at 3.6GHz across all four cores.
The i3-8000 doesn't have an unlocked multiplier, therefore, it can't be overclocked using traditional methods.
It has 6MB of L3 Cache. Level 3 cache is a static memory bank of a processor and it is used to feed it instructions. This processor also supports DDR4 based RAMs with maximum memory support of 64GB.
It has a maximum Thermal Power Design of 65W. It is on par with competitor processors.
The Core i3-8000 has support for up to 64GB of dual-channel DDR4-2400 memory.
Among its many features are Intel Enhanced Speedstep, Turbo Boost 2.0, Virtualization, SSE3, AVX2 and SSE 4.2.
It integrates Intel UHD Graphics 630 on board. It has a base frequency of 350MHz which can go up to 1.1GHz, as well as offering DirectX 12 support.
This CPU is likely to middling computational performance and could become a bottleneck in some of the most CPU-intensive AAA games in 2018.
[Please be aware that GD data is constantly refined as more information and reports are made available.]| Release period |
|---|
| 30-Mar-2018 |
| Popular Game System Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Min. | Rec. |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4% | 1% |
| Mafia: Definitive Edition | 20% | 6% |
| Genshin Impact | 51% | 25% |
| Serious Sam 4 | 49% | 108% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 4% | 39% |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator | 12% | 12% |
| Valorant | 61% | 34% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 25% | 0% |
| eFootball PES 2021 | 34% | 6% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 0% | 63% |
