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Intel BX8070110100

Core i3-10100

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

Average Bench: 79.9% (240th of 1442)

Based on 24,563 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000A0650, BFEBFBFF000A0653 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10100 CPU @ 3.60GHz

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]

Poor: 65%Average: 79.9% Great: 86%
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
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Good average bench

The Intel Core i3-10100 averaged 20.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i3-10100 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 85.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 120Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i3-10100 is 21.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i3-10100 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 611Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 596Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 24,563 samples)
Rank 24079.9%
Min Avg Max
59.9 Memory 85.3 94.7
102 1-Core 120 126
200 2-Core 229 250
81.5% 145 Pts
Min Avg Max
357 4-Core 402 444
506 8-Core 596 659
62.2% 499 Pts
Min Avg Max
518 64-Core 611 664
37.8% 611 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 251
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 680
74% 588 Pts
64-Core 681
42% 681 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
84% Excellent
Memory 77.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 251
83% 151 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 676
74% 583 Pts
64-Core 671
42% 671 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 123
2-Core 224
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 638
65% 524 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
74.8% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 626
56% 473 Pts
64-Core 634
39% 634 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
67.2% Good
Memory 87
1-Core 106
2-Core 183
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 328
38% 297 Pts
64-Core 329
20% 329 Pts
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Gaming 12%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 12%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H410M-E

CPU
Core i3-10100Intel  $94Bench 80%, 24,563 samples1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples398x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples360x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples333x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples225x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples151x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples119x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples157x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples83x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 88%, 35,395 samples76x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $196

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i3-10100 Processor
Launch DateQ2'20
Processor Numberi3-10100
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed3.60 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.30 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP65 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015C

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.10 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechYes
Clear Video HD TechYes
Clear Video Tech for MIDYes
Graphics Video Max Memory64 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechNo
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1200

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

CPUPro
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2,072

Official site ark.intel.com/...

10th generation Comet Lake processor...

Added 3 years ago.
USA-User
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9,840

Disliked (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

GBR-User
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5,782

Good

18 months ago.

cheap and slow not good with windows 11 at all, and overall not as good as its advertised for

TUR-User
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5,524

Excellent

4 months ago.

it's actuality really suitable for gaming also a nice office processor would do a fantastic job at both subjects i am currently using for gaming with his onboard gpu which it's ''uhd 630'' it's not the perfect integrated gpu but has a decent performance i played black ops II(60-100fps),minecraft(stunning 100-150fps) and also another heavy game for a ingerated gpu bf bad company 2(40-70fps) i mean overall even without gpu it would hold on to itself now looking for a gpu let's see what will it be...

CAN-User
Avatar level
4,960

Good

2 months ago.

even though its only and i3 it can run new games at ultra graphics with no lag with it also being very fast with a remarkable price i don't see changing out my i3 10th gen any time soon

IRN-User
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3,960

Terrible

1 month ago.

powerful for an i3. capable of running games with over 100 FPS

NLD-User
Avatar level
3,510

Good

26 days ago.

Very fast cpu and good for gaming and very cheap Good for budget gaming and all other things

CZE-User
Avatar level
3,344

Average

3 months ago.

i have it in my computer and it works for most games just fine.and games are importand for me . if it can do gams it can do everithing else.

BEL-User
Avatar level
2,534

Excellent

2 years ago.

nothing just good for minecraft

PER-User
Avatar level
2,188

Excellent

22 months ago.

best cheap gamer chip for 2020

CPUPro
Avatar level
2,072

Good

3 years ago.

SVN-User
Avatar level
2,052

Terrible

2 years ago.

it's just better.idk what else

IRQ-User
Avatar level
1,462

Excellent

8 months ago.

cool price cool cpu for the price

TUN-User
Avatar level
1,434

Excellent

4 months ago.

i like it i like i likeee itttttttttttttttt

UZB-User
Avatar level
1,276

Good

5 months ago.

Budget cpu, medium graphics play

SUR-User
Avatar level
276

Excellent

2 years ago.

This is a good processor, I really like it.

0306
Avatar level
216

Excellent

3 years ago.

Great

quinula
Avatar level
12

Excellent

2 years ago.

equivalent of i7 6700k

TNTblower
Avatar level
8

Excellent

3 years ago.

Very good CPU for it's price (it was 101€) Never seen it go up to 100% even in high performance mode.

Akira1364
Avatar level
6

Excellent

3 years ago.

Great budget chip. Faster than the Ryzen 3 3100.

saiht
Avatar level
6

Excellent

2 years ago.

Very good value for the price. Fast enough for daily tasks and light gaming. Even twice the price would not give 50% more performance (except for a few specific synthetic benchmarks).

junwhang
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2

Excellent

2 years ago.

Benchmark is raising. Best-recomendes for entry level

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