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IntelBX8070110100

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q3 2017.

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 108,091 user samples
83,528 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 37% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 639th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
24,563 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 65% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 65% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 240th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
57 % 79.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+40%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
64.8 Pts 85.3 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+32%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
90.4 Pts 120 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+33%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
178 Pts 229 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+29%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
281 Pts 402 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+43%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
302 Pts 596 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+97%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
75.5 Pts 94.7 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+25%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
111 Pts 126 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+14%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
219 Pts 250 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+14%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
362 Pts 444 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+23%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
380 Pts 659 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+73%
Market Share
Based on 67,741,895 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % 0.21 % Hugely higher market share.
+320%
Value
Value For Money
75.5 % 108 % Much better value.
+43%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
61 % 90 % Much more popular.
+48%
Price
Price (score)
$100 $94 Slightly cheaper.
+6%
Age
Newest
80 Months 47 Months Much more recent.
+41%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.1 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+16%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 4.3 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+26%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
386 Pts 664 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+72%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
304 Pts 611 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+101%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen Comet Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 FCLGA1200
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 630
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The i3-10100 is Intel’s entry level 10th generation Comet Lake processor and represents the best value for money within the line-up. This quad-core hyper-threaded 65 Watt processor ships with a cooler and is capable of 4.3 GHz single and 4.1 GHz all core boosts. Although the i3-10100 requires a new LGA1200 motherboard, Intel have guaranteed that LGA1200 will be compatible with the next generation of Rocket Lake CPUs, expected later this year. Running at stock (2666 MHz) RAM frequency handicaps performance by as much as 15% so gamers should pair the 10100 with a Z490 motherboard. This will both open an upgrade path to higher tier "K" tier CPUs and unlock higher XMP RAM speeds (here is one of the builds from our EFps test lab). When paired with an RTX 2060S, the 10100 lags just 13% behind the i9-10900K flagship. The 10100 allows budget gamers to allocate more money towards a better GPU which often results in a stronger overall gaming system. At a retail price of $122 USD, the 10100 competes against AMD’s quad-core Ryzen 3 3300X. Game EFps and effective speed benchmarks show that the 10100’s lower memory latency gives it the edge. In addition, unlike the 3300X, the 10100 also packs integrated graphics with Quick Sync hardware encoding, which alleviates the need for desktop users to purchase a separate GPU. In order to achieve better value for money, it is necessary to consider the older generation 9100F, which, when paired with a 2060S, is 39% cheaper ($75 USD) for comparable gaming performance. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

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