Intel Core i3-8140U Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i3-8140U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1356 socket and was released in Q2/2020.
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| Name: | Intel Core i3-8140U |
| Family: | Intel Core i3 |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 8000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 8 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i3-8140U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-8140U is 2.10 GHz (3.90 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 2 / 4 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 2x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.10 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.90 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): | 3.10 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i3-8140U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-8140U uses the Intel UHD Graphics 620, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.30 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.00 GHz |
| Execution units: | 24 |
| Shader: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 16 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 9.5 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2016 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM |
| Max. Memory: | 32 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 12 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i3-8140U is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1356 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 4.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Kaby Lake U Refresh |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q2/2020 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-8140U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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AMD A8-5600K
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8140U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Atom x7425E
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-13500HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100Y
Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7560U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8140U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8145U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7560U
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8140U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8145U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i5-760
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4330M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8140U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8145U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6267U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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