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Learn About Processors – 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i3 Processor

3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i3 Processor

Visibly Smart Performance Starts Here

Fast, responsive and visually immersive, the 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i3 processor features smart multitasking capabilities with stunning visual features built-in. It’s your first step to visually smart computing.









Multitasking times two

Download your favourite movies and run multiple applications without losing speed or responsiveness. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology features 8-way multitask processing that allows each core of your processor to work on two tasks at the same time.1

Great gaming built-in

Take your gaming to a whole new level with Intel® HD Graphics – no extra hardware needed.23

Share videos in a snap

Make fast work of creating, editing and sharing your favourite videos. With Intel® Quick Sync Video what used to take hours now takes minutes.4

Sharper, smoother, richer

Go beyond just graphics and media with sharper images, richer colour and life-like audio with Intel® Clear Video Technology.2

3D your PC

Add a new dimension to what you see on your PC with full HD stereoscopic 3D Blu-ray movies in 1080p, thanks to Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology.5

Your PC on TV

Enjoy all your personal and online content on your big screen by simply connecting your notebook to your TV wirelessly with Intel® Wireless Display.6

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Product and Performance Information

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1. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires a computer system with a processor supporting Intel HT Technology and an Intel HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. The previous generation Intel® Core™ i5-750 desktop processor does not support Intel HT Technology. For more information, including details on which processors support Intel HT Technology, see www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/hyper-threading/hyper-threading-technology.html.


2. Available on the 2nd gen Intel® Core™ processor family. Includes Intel® HD Graphics, Intel® Quick Sync Video, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology  (Intel® CVT HD), Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology, and Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX). Also optionally includes Intel® Wireless Display depending on whether enabled on a given system or not. Whether you will receive the benefits of built-in visuals depends upon the particular design of the PC you choose. Consult your PC manufacturer whether built-in visuals are enabled on your system. Learn more about built-in visuals at www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/visual-technology/intel-visual-technology-consumer.html.


3. Games such as StarCraft II*, Sims 3*, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* will run smoothly at 30fps or better at 1024x768 on 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2400 with Intel® HD Graphics 2000.


4. Video transcode claim using Windows* 7's drag-and-drop video transcode feature to render a 720p HD video clip for playback on a Sony Walkman* portable media player. Speedup is 2.5X faster on a pre-production 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2400 processor (desktop) and 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor (laptop), compared with Intel® Core™ i5-650 processor (desktop) and Intel® Core™ i5-450M processor (laptop).


5. Viewing Stereo 3D content requires 3D glasses and a 3D capable display. Physical risk factors may be present when viewing 3D material.


6. Requires an Intel® Wireless Display-enabled PC, compatible adapter, and TV. 1080p and Blu-ray* or other protected content playback only available on 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor-based PCs with built-in visuals enabled. Consult your PC manufacturer. For more information, see www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/intel-wireless-display.html.