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Intel BX8070110100F

Core i3-10100F

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 80.4% (230th of 1442)

Based on 39,812 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000A0653 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10100F CPU @ 3.60GHz
Poor: 69%Average: 80.4% Great: 87%
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i3-10100F averaged just 19.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i3-10100F near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 87.7Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 119Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i3-10100F is just 18%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i3-10100F performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 605Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 588Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 39,812 samples)
Rank 23080.4%
Min Avg Max
78 Memory 87.7 95.2
95.8 1-Core 119 126
190 2-Core 227 250
82% 145 Pts
Min Avg Max
331 4-Core 395 435
467 8-Core 588 651
61.2% 491 Pts
Min Avg Max
487 64-Core 605 662
37.4% 605 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
88% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 127
2-Core 250
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 655
70% 557 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 240
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 631
64% 520 Pts
64-Core 643
40% 643 Pts
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 85.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 241
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 660
67% 545 Pts
64-Core 662
41% 662 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 124
2-Core 240
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 646
64% 523 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,763,558 CPUs tested

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MSRP ≈ $85 @ launch in Oct '20
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Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H410M H V3

CPU
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples1,030x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples609x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples439x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples344x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples216x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples197x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples130x
RAM
KF2666C16D4/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 79%, 8,345 samples112x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples102x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples99x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $98

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 Comments

CPUPro
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Official site ark.intel.com/...

10th generation Comet Lake processor...

Added 3 years ago.
USA-User
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9,840

Good (edit your comment) Add link

29 days ago.

It seems to perform really well, better than a lot of the recommended CPUs that I see.

Comment 

AMAZING FOR THE PRICE!!!!!!! You got 4 cores and EIGHT threads for just 100 bucks. That is an amazing price especially with the 3.6 ghz. —Dec '20

Comment 

Just great tbh. runs every game i throw at it. great for the price especially.—Dec '20

GBR-User
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5,782

Disliked

2 months ago.

Comment 

let's be honest Really Good budget/performance cpu at only £89 and offers the same performance of the Ryzen 5 3600 at nearly £100 cheaper!—Jan '21

AUS-User
Avatar level
3,950

Excellent

18 months ago.

Perfect priced CPU the 10100f will run games just perfectly fine and also is perfect for workstation as well I would recommend this CPU for budget gaming systems.

MEX-User
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3,728

Poor

14 months ago.

A very stable CPU with a price beyond his power

NLD-User
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3,510

Good

2 years ago.

It has no integrated graphics but it is decently powerful. Great for basic use!

CZE-User
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3,344

Liked

11 months ago.

Comment 

Paired it with a 1070 and runs everything I throw at it @2K around 60fps. Amazing bang for your buck. Almost half the price of Ryzen 5 3600 with comparable performance!—Apr '21

MYS-User
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3,263

Terrible

20 months ago.

its perfect for budget pc and its better than ryzen 7 2700

BGR-User
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2,882

Good

4 months ago.

the best cpu even curently using it on my pc, it outperforms my laptop which has a i5 8600

LTU-User
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2,308

Good

8 months ago.

Cheap not big difference from i5-10400f

MAR-User
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2,044

Excellent

17 months ago.

THIS IS MY FAVOTITE PROSSESEUR

CHN-User
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2,034

Good

2 years ago.

Best CPU if you want to save money for GPU

LKA-User
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1,906

Excellent

16 months ago.

It has the best performance 3.60ghz of base clock i5 10th gen is only 2.90ghz base clock

SYC-User
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1,500

Good

15 months ago.

best price and performance cpu ever

JOR-User
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1,476

Terrible

4 months ago.

the most amazing and cheapest cpu

BOL-User
Avatar level
948

Excellent

2 years ago.

in my opinion it is better and much more accessible

CosminD83
Avatar level
198

Excellent

3 years ago.

This is the true 4790K replacement. For a lot less money. Great cpu.

Gamejang
Avatar level
162

Average

3 years ago.

Same performance as intels' 4th generation i7-4790K.

multicoring
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36

Excellent

2 years ago.

good for web browsing, basic office tasks...quiet too

MuT9u
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4

Excellent

2 years ago.

Nice price gaming cpu!

salamonsalman
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4

Excellent

2 years ago.

great value cpu

zCallisto
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4

Excellent

6 months ago.

insane price to value

gimmick135
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2

Excellent

3 years ago.

This CPU is a beast for a cheap price. Would recommend to anyone!

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