UserBenchmark: Intel Core i3-10100 vs i3-12100

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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: 240^th / 1441

Gaming 80%

Battleship

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

Battle cruiser

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Best Bench: 98% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 92% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

Poor: 92% Great: 98%

SPEED RANK: 118^th / 1441

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 100%

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Workstation 80%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		79.9 %			94 %	Faster effective speed. +18%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	85.3 Pts	+2%	83.4 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	120 Pts		172 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +43%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	229 Pts		324 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +41%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	402 Pts		566 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +41%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	596 Pts		790 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +33%


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.7 Pts	+5%	90.4 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	126 Pts		178 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +41%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	250 Pts		347 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +39%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	444 Pts		633 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +43%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	659 Pts		821 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +25%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.26 %	Hugely higher market share. +225%	0.08 %
Value Value For Money	108 %		118 %	Slightly better value. +10%
User Rating UBM User Rating	90 %		91 %	+1%
Price Price (score)	$94	Cheaper. +23%	$122


Age Newest	47 Months		27 Months	Much more recent. +43%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts		60 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +8%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads		8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		10 nm	Newer manufacturing. +29%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +9%	3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz		4.3 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	664 Pts		825 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +24%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	611 Pts		797 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +30%


Series CPU Architecture	Comet Lake	Alder Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1700
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 730

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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I don't really like how they added such a tax for the integrated graphics. An extra $20 for an iGPU - especially on an i3 - isn't good. However, this CPU is one of the fastest quad cores to date and can run even on the most potato of power supplies. It brings out incredible gaming performance up to 50% faster than the i3 10100. It even manages to beat 6 core CPUs from AMD that run on Zen2, very impressive for just an i3 processor. Good job Intel, you got your position as king back. ^{[Apr '22 Waaaaaal]}

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