CPULaptopReleased 2018

Intel Core i3-8100B

4C/4T · 65 W

The Core i3-8100B is a quad-core Coffee Lake processor released in the third quarter of 2018. It is a soldered BGA version of the desktop Core i3-8100 with the same fixed 3.6 GHz clock, 6 MB cache and 65 W TDP, and it was built for Apple's Mac mini (2018), where it powered the entry configuration. It has no Hyper-Threading or Turbo Boost.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core i3-8100B
Segment: Laptop
Generation: 8th Gen Core
Codename: Coffee Lake
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Coffee Lake
Release date: 2018
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 4 cores / 4 threads
Base clock: 3.60 GHz
Boost clock: —
TDP (design W): 65 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: —
L3 cache: 6 MB
Technology (nm): 14 nm
14 nm

Platform

Socket: FCBGA1440
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630
Clock: 1,050 MHz
Memory type: DDR4-2666
2-channel
Memory size: Up to 64 GB
ECC memory: ✕ No
PCIe: PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX2
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
ChromeOS: ChromeOS
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Microsoft lists 8th Generation Intel Core processors on the supported-processor lists for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, and Windows 10 is supported. Microsoft has not published a separate list for 26H2, so the 25H2 status is carried over. Mainstream Linux distributions and ChromeOS Flex also run on it.