The Intel Core i3-8130U is a mobile processor with 2 cores, launched in February 2018. It is part of the Core i3 lineup, using the Kaby Lake-U Refresh architecture with BGA 1356. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 4 threads. Core i3-8130U has 4 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.4 GHz by default, but can boost up to 3.4 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is making the Core i3-8130U on a 14 nm production node, the transistor count is unknown. The multiplier is locked on Core i3-8130U, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 15 W, the Core i3-8130U consumes very little energy. Intel's processor supports DDR4 memory. This processor features the UHD 620 integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Core i3-8130U, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Additionally, IOMMU virtualization (PCI passthrough) is supported, so that guest virtual machines may directly use host hardware. 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.