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Intel Core i3-6157U

Intel · Intel Core i3-6157U

Intel Core i3-6157U processor reference with normalized architecture, compute, clocks, cache, memory, PCIe, power, and platform specifications.

Cores / threads: 2 / 4
Socket: BGA1356
Default TDP: 28 W

Technical data

Specifications

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Overview

Manufacturer	Intel
Launch date	2016-10-01
Market segment	laptop

Architecture

Architecture	Core
CPU process	14 nm

Compute

Cores	2
Threads	4

Clocks

Base clock	2.40 GHz

Cache

L3 cache	3 MB

Memory

Memory support	DDR4-2133. LPDDR3-1866. DDR3L-1600
Memory channels	2

PCIe / I/O

PCI Express	PCIe 3.0

Integrated Graphics

Integrated graphics	Intel Iris Graphics 550

Power

Default TDP	28 W

Platform

Socket	BGA1356

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