The Intel Core i3-7100H was a mobile processor with 2 cores, launched in January 2017, at an MSRP of $225. It is part of the Core i3 lineup, using the Kaby Lake-H architecture with BGA 1440. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 4 threads. Core i3-7100H has 3 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.8 GHz. Intel is building the Core i3-7100H on a 14 nm production process, the transistor count is unknown. The multiplier is locked on Core i3-7100H, which limits its overclocking capabilities.
With a TDP of 35 W, the Core i3-7100H consumes only little energy. Intel's processor supports DDR3 and DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. For communication with other components in the system, Core i3-7100H uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor features the Intel HD Graphics 630 integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Core i3-7100H, 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) will run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, Intel is including the newer AVX2 standard, too, but not AVX-512.