Intel Core i3-7101TE 7th Gen Embedded Processor, 2-Core, LGA1151
The Intel Core i3-7101TE is an embedded processor with two cores and four threads, built on Intel's 7th generation Core architecture, codenamed Kaby Lake. It runs at a fixed 3.40 GHz with no Turbo Boost, backed by 3 MB of Intel Smart Cache within a 35 W thermal envelope. It installs in an FCLGA1151 socket and supports ECC memory, either DDR4 at up to 2400 MT/s or DDR3L at up to 1600 MT/s, which suits it to fanless and space constrained industrial systems.
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Compatibility and integration considerations
Kaby Lake runs on Intel 200 series chipsets, and on 100 series boards only after a BIOS update, so confirm the board's processor support list and firmware revision before ordering. The FCLGA1151 socket is also used by the 8th and 9th generation Core parts, which require 300 series boards and will not work in place of this one. The TE suffix marks the 35 W version of the i3-7101E, trading 500 MHz of clock for roughly a third less power, which is what makes it viable in fanless enclosures where the 54 W part would need active cooling. Being an embedded SKU it supports ECC memory, though the board and chipset have to support ECC as well for it to be active. There is no Turbo Boost, so 3.40 GHz is the sustained clock rather than a peak. Integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 requires display outputs on the board.
Typical use cases
This processor appears in fanless box PCs, panel PCs, DIN rail controllers and machine vision systems where the thermal budget is fixed and the enclosure cannot take a moving part. Demand is dominated by maintenance and replacement for equipment designed around Kaby Lake, and by integrators who need an ECC capable part that will run in a sealed chassis.