Intel Core i3-8300 vs Intel Core i7-4960HQ

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 1151 Intel BGA 1364
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 14 nm 22 nm
Transistors unknown 1,400 million
Die size unknown 264 mm²
Package FC-LGA1151 FC-BGA1364
tCaseMax 72°C 100°C

Performance

Frequency 3.7 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.8 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37.0x 26.0x
Multiplier unlocked No No
TDP 62 W 47 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Mobile
Production status Active Active
Release date Feb 14th, 2018 Sep 1st, 2013
Codename Coffee Lake Crystalwell
Generation Core i3 Core i7
Part SR3XY SR1BS
Memory support DDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR3
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 8
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD 5200

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 8MB (shared) 8MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes Yes
AVX Yes Yes
AVX2 Yes Yes
BMI1 Yes
BMI2 Yes
Boost 2.0 Yes
CLMUL Yes Yes
EIST Yes Yes
F16C Yes
FMA3 Yes Yes
HTT Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes Yes
TSX Yes Yes
TXT Yes Yes
VT-d Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes Yes

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