Core i3-8120: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Core i3-8120 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 i3-8120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | |
| Release date | 1 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-8120 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | 1151 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8120. 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 i3-8120's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9654) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i3-8120.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i3-8120, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i3-8120 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 49 configurations using Core i3-8120 in our database.
