CPUDesktopReleased 2015

Intel Core i3-6320

2C/4T · 51 W

The fastest dual-core Skylake Core i3 at launch in 2015, running at a fixed 3.9 GHz with a 4 MB L3 cache. It is otherwise identical to the Core i3-6300 and was aimed at mainstream desktops where strong single-thread speed mattered more than core count.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Core i3-6320
Segment
Desktop
Generation
6th Gen Core
Codename
—
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Skylake
Release date
2015

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
2 cores / 4 threads
Base clock
3.90 GHz
Boost clock
—
TDP (design W)
51 W
Unlocked
✕ No
L2 cache
0.5 MB
L3 cache
4 MB
Technology (nm)
14 nm
14 nm

Platform

Socket
FCLGA1151
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
Intel HD Graphics 530
Clock: 1,150 MHz
Memory type
DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
2-channel
Memory size
Up to 64 GB
ECC memory
✓ Yes
PCIe
PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
SSE4.1SSE4.2AVX2AES-NI
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 10
ChromeOS
ChromeOS
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Microsoft's Windows 11 supported-processor lists do not include 6th Generation Intel Core (Skylake) processors, so Windows 10 is the newest officially supported Windows release.
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