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    Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Core i3-7100

    Intel Core i3-8100
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2018
    Intel Core i3-8100
    Intel Core i3-7100
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    3900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
    Intel Core i3-7100

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i3-8100
      116%
    • Intel Core i3-7100
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-8100
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-7100
      107%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-8100
      140%
    • Intel Core i3-7100
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8100

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 40% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7100

    7% higher single threaded performance.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    Intel Core i3-8100

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-8100

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i3-7100
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    AVX2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    AES-NI
    TSX
    TXT
    CLMUL
    FMA3
    F16C
    BMI1
    BMI2
    Boost 2.0
    SSE4.1
    Hyper-Threading

    Architecture

    Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i3-7100
    ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Kabylake
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
    CodenameCoffee LakevsKaby Lake
    Release DateJan 2018vsFeb 2017

    Cores

    Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i3-7100
    Cores4vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsIntel HD 630

    Cache

    Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i3-7100
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i3-7100
    SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
    Max Case Temp72°Cvs65°C
    PackageFC-LGA1151vs
    Die Size151mm²vsunknown
    Process14 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i3-7100
    Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs3900 MHz
    Turbo Clock3600 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs51 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-8100
      4320 points
    • Intel Core i3-7100
      4680 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-8100
      13440 points
    • Intel Core i3-7100
      11232 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-8100
      598
    • Intel Core i3-7100
      426

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-8100
      155
    • Intel Core i3-7100 (simulated)
      166.21

    points - higher is better

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