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Best Bench: 58% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)

Poor: 39% Great: 58%

SPEED RANK: 757^th / 1442

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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: 388^th / 1442

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 53%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		51.4 %			70.6 %	Much faster effective speed. +37%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.7 Pts	81.8 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +7%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	55.7 Pts	106 Pts	Hugely faster single-core speed. +90%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	99.2 Pts	210 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +112%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	153 Pts	342 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +124%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	158 Pts	359 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +127%


Memory OC Memory Latency	84.7 Pts	93.4 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +10%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	66.5 Pts	112 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +68%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	124 Pts	224 Pts	Hugely faster OC dual-core speed. +81%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	191 Pts	408 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +114%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	192 Pts	419 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +118%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.01 %	0.28 %	Insanely higher market share. +2,700%
Value Value For Money	66.3 %	91.2 %	Much better value. +37%
User Rating UBM User Rating	52 %	67 %	More popular. +29%
Price Price (score)	$110	$110


Age Newest	150 Months		78 Months	Much more recent. +48%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	32 nm		14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +56%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.8 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +6%	3.6 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	195 Pts		420 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +115%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	159 Pts		364 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +129%


Series CPU Architecture	Bulldozer	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM3+	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630

The AMD FX-4100 is an inexpensive entry level quad-core processor. It was released in Q4 of 2011 and at the time was AMD’s budget chip on its latest Bulldozer architecture. Its base clock speed of 3.6 GHz boosts to 3.8 GHz in turbo mode and with appropriate cooling can be over-clocked to speeds of 4.9 GHz. Even though these numbers appear impressive, the real world effective speed only averages 59. This should be fine for general computing and even gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. It’s the FX-4100’s single-core performance which lets it down when compared to similarly priced Intel processors such as the Core i3-3225. Since the majority of daily computing relies single core performance typical desktop users will find better value elsewhere. ^{[Nov '14 CPUPro]}

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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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