The Intel Core i3-7300 is a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in January 2017. It is part of the Core i3 lineup, using the Kaby Lake architecture with Socket 1151. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 4 threads. Core i3-7300 has 4 MB of L3 cache and operates at 4 GHz. Intel is making the Core i3-7300 on a 14 nm production node, the transistor count is unknown. The multiplier is locked on Core i3-7300, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 51 W, the Core i3-7300 consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. Intel's processor supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 2400 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. For communication with other components in the machine, Core i3-7300 uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor features the Intel HD 630 integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Core i3-7300, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) can run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, Intel is including the newer AVX2 standard, too, but not AVX-512.