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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 / 1442

Gaming 80%

Battleship

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

Battle cruiser

3,345 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 48% Great: 66%

SPEED RANK: 604^th / 1442

Gaming 59%

Gunboat

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 42%

Speed boat


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		79.9 %	Much faster effective speed. +36%		58.5 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	85.3 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +5%	80.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	120 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +45%	82.7 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	229 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +58%	145 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	402 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +91%	211 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	596 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +179%	214 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.7 Pts	+2%	93.3 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	126 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +37%	91.8 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	250 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +45%	173 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	444 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +91%	232 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	659 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +184%	232 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.26 %	Insanely higher market share. +∞%	0 %
Value Value For Money	108 %	Hugely better value. +92%	56.1 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	90 %	Much more popular. +76%	51 %
Price Price (score)	$94	Much cheaper. +71%	$325


Age Newest	47 Months	Much more recent. +66%	140 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts		55 Watts	More energy efficient. +15%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%	2 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +9%	3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz	Much faster turbo frequency. +30%	3.3 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	664 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +185%	233 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	611 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +184%	215 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Comet Lake	Ivy Bridge
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1155
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	HD 4000
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'20	Q3'12
Cache Cache	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache	3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C	2011C
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	128 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1333/1600
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz	1.05 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2	No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	Yes	No
AES New Instructions Intel® AES New Instructions	Yes	No
Secure Key Secure Key	Yes	No
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3	2.0
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
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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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The Core i3-3225 Ivy Bridge processor offers both superb real world performance and excellent value for money. For raw single threaded performance the i3-3225 scores 28% lower than the i7-3770K but costs less than half as much. At first glance one might assume that I am crazy for recommending a puny Core-i3 over the mighty Core-i7's but for real world consumer use there is simply no point in having 4 cores and 8 threads, they will hardly ever be used. All of the third gen Ivy Bridge Core-i3s are superb but the i3-3225 sports the slightly more 3D capable HD 4000 Graphics vs the HD 2500 offered on the other models. For real-world performance in an energy efficient package with modest on-board graphics, this is a superb choice. For most use cases including: email, surfing, watching movies, listening to music and office apps, this processor will deliver almost as good an experience as any other processor on the market. ^{[Jun '13 CPUPro]}

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