Intel Core i3-8130U

The Intel Core i3-8130U is a power efficient dual-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks (most likely) based on the Kaby Lake Refresh generation (and not Coffee Lake). It was announced in February 2018. Compared to its direct predecessor, the Core i3-7130U, the 8130U offers Turbo Boost for an increased single thread performance. The GPU is now named Intel UHD Graphics 620 but otherwise identical to the Intel HD Graphics 620. The integrated memory controller supports DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 and dual channel memory.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

Clocked at 2.2 to 3.4 GHz, the Core i3-8130U offers a much better single core performance than the Core i3-7130U (2.7 GHz, no Turbo). Therefore, the overall performance should be comparable to the older Core i5-7260U (also 2.2 - 3.4 GHz). The Core i5-8250U offers four processor cores and therefore offers a much better multi-threaded performance.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Intel Gen 9.5) is untouched from the 8th Gen Kaby Lake chips. In the Core i3-8130U it is rather low clocked with 1 GHz compared to the 1.1 GHz in Core i7 models. With fast dual-channel memory it can reach the performance of a dedicated GeForce 920M.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby lake now also supports H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors announced in January should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is most likely manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm+), the same as the 7th Gen Kaby Lake processors. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. According to Intel it can be configured to 10 Watt at 800 MHz (cTDP-down).

Series	Intel Kaby Lake Refresh
Codename	Kaby Lake Refresh
Series: Kaby Lake Refresh Kaby Lake Refresh Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9 - 4.2 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i7-8550U 1.8 - 4 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-8350U 1.7 - 3.6 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6 - 3.4 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i3-8130U « 2.2 - 3.4 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Pentium Gold 4417U 2.3 GHz 2 / 4  2 MB L3
Clock Rate	2200 - 3400 MHz
Level 1 Cache	256 KB
Level 2 Cache	1 MB
Level 3 Cache	4 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	2 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	15 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	14 nm
Socket	BGA1356
Features	Dual-Channel DDR4/LPDDR3 Memory Controller, HyperThreading
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1000 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Announcement Date	02/15/2018
Product Link (external)	ark.intel.com

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