Core i3-8020: specs and benchmarks

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Summary

Intel started Core i3-8020 sales 1 September 2018. Based on a Coffee Lake architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3.7 and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 1151 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4 Dual-channel memory.

Primary details

Core i3-8020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the rankingnot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads4
Base clock speed3.7 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed3.7 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus typeDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cof 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8020 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-8020's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)
ECC memory support+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i3-8020.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i3-8020. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



We have no data on Core i3-8020 benchmark results.


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