Intel Core i3-8100 CPU

Name: Intel Core i3-8100
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80684I38100
Rating: 5.0 (28 reviews)

Intel 8th Gen Core i3-8100 Quad-Core BX80684I38100

★★★★★

(28 reviews)

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	Processor Core i3-8300 $52.87
	Processor Core i3-8350K $59.04

Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel 300 Series Chipsets
4 Cores/4 Threads
3.60 GHz/6 MB Cache
Intel Optane Memory Supported
Intel UHD Graphics 630

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80684I38100
Release Date	October 2017 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i3 8th Gen
Core Name	Coffee Lake
Socket	LGA1151
Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
CPU Cores	4
CPU Threads	4
CPU Clock Rate	3600 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	-
TDP	65 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	64 GB
Cache L3	6 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Intel Core i3-8100 Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i3-8100 Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 3200G [4C / 4T] (188th)		107%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X [6C / 12T] (189th)		106%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G [4C / 8T] (190th)		106%
Intel Core i7-4790 [4C / 8T] (191st)		105%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X [8C / 16T] (192nd)		104%
Intel Core i5-6600 [4C / 4T] (192nd)		104%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 [6C / 12T] (194th)		102%
Intel Core i5-4670K [4C / 4T] (195th)		101%
Intel Core i3-6100 [2C / 4T] (196th)		101%
Intel Celeron G5920 [2C / 2T] (196th)		101%
Intel Core i3-8100 [4C / 4T] (198th)		100%
Intel Core i7-4770K [4C / 8T] (199th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X [4C / 4T] (200th)		98%
Intel Core i7-7800X [6C / 12T] (201st)		98%
Intel Celeron G5900 [2C / 2T] (201st)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 [6C / 12T] (203rd)		98%
Intel Core i7-4770 [4C / 8T] (204th)		97%
Intel Core i5-6500 [4C / 4T] (205th)		97%
Intel Pentium Gold G5500 [2C / 4T] (206th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X [8C / 16T] (207th)		94%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X [4C / 8T] (208th)		93%

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Intel Core i3-8100 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Excellent value: 28.8% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
19 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i5-4590 offers 92.8% better value priced at $40.

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Intel Core i3-8100 Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G [4C / 8T] (210th)		122%
Intel Core i7-6700 [4C / 8T] (211th)		122%
Intel Core i7-4770K [4C / 8T] (212th)		122%
Intel Core i3-8350K [4C / 4T] (213th)		118%
Intel Core i3-9100 [4C / 4T] (214th)		112%
Intel Core i3-9100F [4C / 4T] (214th)		112%
Intel Core i5-7600K [4C / 4T] (216th)		110%
Intel Core i5-6600K [4C / 4T] (217th)		108%
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G [4C / 4T] (218th)		102%
Intel Core i5-4670K [4C / 4T] (219th)		~
Intel Core i3-8100 [4C / 4T] (220th)		100%
Intel Core i7-3770 [4C / 8T] (221st)		98%
Intel Core i5-6600 [4C / 4T] (222nd)		97%
Intel Core i5-7640X [4C / 4T] (223rd)		97%
Intel Core i7-3770K [4C / 8T] (224th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X [4C / 4T] (225th)		93%
Intel Core i7-4770 [4C / 8T] (226th)		93%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G [4C / 4T] (227th)		90%
Intel Core i5-6500 [4C / 4T] (228th)		89%
AMD FX-8350 [8C / 8T] (229th)		89%
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T [6C / 6T] (230th)		89%

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Intel Core i3-8100 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Good value: 0.7% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
12 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i5-4590 offers 86.9% better value priced at $40.

Expert reviews

Intel's Core i3-8100 offers four physical cores for a mere ~$120, which is a tremendous value compared to the previous generation Intel models. We'll be even more impressed when reasonably priced B350 motherboards come to market.

Tom's Hardware

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