Normally, the addition of a mobile Intel Core i3 chip wouldn´t be cause for excitement. But the new Core i3-8130U adds something special: Turbo Boost, a capability that Intel hasn´t added to its mobile Core i3 chips before now.Intel launched the Intel Core i3-8130U, a dual-core, four-thread, 15W mobile chip for mainstream laptops and two-in-ones, a member of the mobile Kaby Lake (14nm) family.On the surface, the specs of the new Core i3-8130U are unimpressive: a 2.2,GHz base frequency, UHD 620 graphics, and 2,133 MHz (LPDDR3) or 2,400 MHz (DDR4) memory support. But the new boost frequency also kicks up the chip´s potential top speed to 3.4GHz, which makes the 8130U the fastest mobile Core i3 Intel offers.To read this article in full, please click here
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