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▲ 674,310 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

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▲ 52155 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 84,317 user samples
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81,392 User Benchmarks
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: 388th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
2,925 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 324th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		70.6 % 73.9 % +5%
Average Score 
+3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81.8 Pts 87.4 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		106 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+12% 		94.9 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		210 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12% 		188 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		342 Pts 349 Pts +2%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		359 Pts +1% 355 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93.4 Pts 95.5 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		112 Pts 117 Pts +4%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		224 Pts 234 Pts +4%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		408 Pts 451 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		419 Pts 456 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+9%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
Based on 67,769,262 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.28 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		91.2 % 93.3 % +2%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		67 % More popular.
+29% 		52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$110 Slightly cheaper.
+8% 		$119
Nice To Haves 
+9%
Age
Newest 		78 Months Much more recent.
+36% 		121+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		420 Pts 460 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+10%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		364 Pts +2% 356 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q4'17 Q1'12
Cache
Cache 		6 MB 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $235.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2400 DDR3 1066/1333
InTru 3D Tech
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology 		Yes No
Clear Video HD Tech
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology 		Yes No
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		No 2.0
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 2.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 70.6%
Average Bench 73.9%
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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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I have been running an i5-2550k since 2012. With modest overclocking it is only 20% slower in single core processing than the 8th Gen i5's, giving me no reason, even 5 years later, to upgrade. [Oct '17 usbserial]

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