i3-8000 vs V-Series V160
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Primary details
Comparing 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 | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | Intel Core i3 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 1 December 2010 (15 years ago) | 1 September 2018 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V160 and Core i3-8000 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V160 and Core i3-8000 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 KB | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V160 and Core i3-8000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V160 and Core i3-8000 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V160 and Core i3-8000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V160 and Core i3-8000.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2010 | 1 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 Watt | 65 Watt |
i3-8000 has an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 687.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD V-Series V160 and Intel Core i3-8000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that V-Series V160 is a notebook processor while Core i3-8000 is a desktop one.
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