3015e vs i7-8670

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8670 and 3015e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2013
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Pollock (Zen) (2020)
Release date	1 January 2018 (6 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8670 and 3015e 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	149 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8670 and 3015e 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)	no data
Socket	1151	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8670 and 3015e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
SIPP	+	-

Security technologies

Core i7-8670 and 3015e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8670 and 3015e are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8670 and 3015e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel UHD Graphics 630

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8670 and 3015e.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	3.09	2.98
Recency	1 January 2018	4 August 2020
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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