Pentium 917 vs i3-8000

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8000 and Pentium 917 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8000 and Pentium 917 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	126 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	504 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8000 and Pentium 917 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8000 and Pentium 917. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8000 and Pentium 917 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8000 and Pentium 917. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8000 and Pentium 917.

PCIe version

3.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	3.09	0.34
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

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