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IntelBX80684I38100

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q3 2017.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 120,351 user samples
38,959 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 46% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 46% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 490th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
81,392 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 388th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
65.4 % 70.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
67.6 Pts 81.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+21%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
106 Pts 106 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
209 Pts 210 Pts +0%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
363 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6%
342 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
377 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+5%
359 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
77.1 Pts 93.4 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+21%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
119 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+6%
112 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
233 Pts +4% 224 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
451 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11%
408 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
451 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+8%
419 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,715,806 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.27 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,250%
Value
Value For Money
86.1 % 91.2 % Slightly better value.
+6%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
60 % 67 % More popular.
+12%
Price
Price (score)
$102 Slightly cheaper.
+7%
$110
Age
Newest
80 Months 78 Months +2%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.7 GHz +3% 3.6 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
450 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+7%
420 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
380 Pts +4% 364 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 630
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Intel’s i3-8100 from their 8th generation of Core processors is a mainstream quad-core CPU. It is the entry model of the latest Coffee Lake line up with a clock speed of 3.6 GHz. Previously, i3 Kaby Lake processors had two cores with hyperthreading, but now, i3 Coffee Lake processors have 4 cores and offer much better value for money in terms of dollars per core. With a performance profile that closely matches last years mid range Kaby Lake i5's (the then go-to mid range gaming choice) and a price tag of just $120, the i3-8100 represents excellent value for money. Unfortunately, like all Coffe Lake processors, the i3-8100 does require a new 300-series motherboard even though it shares the same LGA1151 socket as the previous generation of Kaby Lake 200 motherboards. Intel were clearly mindful of AMD's similarly priced quad core Ryzen 3 1200 which achieves very comparable single, and quad-core benchmarks to the i3-8100.  [Oct '17 CPUPro]

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