IntelBX8070110100
AMDYD130XBBAEBOX
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 63,522 user samples
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 / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
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 / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
79.9 % Faster effective speed.
+22%
65.4 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.3 Pts Lower memory latency.
+26%
67.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
120 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+13%
106 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
229 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+10%
209 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
402 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+11%
363 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
596 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+58%
377 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.7 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+23%
77.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
126 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+6%
119 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
250 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
233 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
444 Pts 451 Pts +2%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
659 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+46%
451 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,708,233 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.29 % Hugely higher market share.
+867%
0.03 %
Value
Value For Money
108 % Better value.
+25%
86.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
90 % Much more popular.
+50%
60 %
Price
Price (score)
$94 Slightly cheaper.
+8%
$102
Age
Newest
47 Months Much more recent.
+41%
80 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz +3% 3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+16%
3.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
664 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+48%
450 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
611 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+61%
380 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 None
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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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At a list price of just $129, the quad core, Ryzen 3 1300X is a great budget CPU. The Ryzen 3 series is based on AMD's powerful and energy efficient Zen core architecture as already featured in the mainstream Ryzen 5 series and performance Ryzen 7 series, both launched earlier this year. The 1300X is fully unlocked with a stock base clock speed of 3.5 GHz running up to 3.7 GHz for boost and has a TDP of 65W. The 1300X comes with AMD's Wraith Stealth cooler, but significantly, it is devoid of integrated graphics. Although this can be inexpensively rectified, it may be a stumbling block to those at the entry-level of the market. By comparison, Intel's dual core, four thread i3-7350K comes with 630 HD integrated graphics. In terms of effective speed, early benchmarks for the 1300X just pip the 7350K to the post but results in specific games will depend on the extent to which the game is able to use more than two processing cores simultaneously. The 1300X scores around 20% higher on quad-core tests whereas the 7350K scores 16% higher on single-core tests. The Ryzen 1300X has been released alongside the similar Ryzen 3 1200 which is also an unlocked quad-core with slightly lower base / boost clock speeds of 3.1 / 3.4 GHz and a slightly lower price of just $109. [Jul '17 CPUPro]

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