Intel Core i3-10100 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-06-11

CPU lineage

The Intel Core i3-10100 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2020 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Core i3 series. To use the Intel Core i3-10100, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.

Name:	Intel Core i3-10100
Family:	Intel Core i3
Group:	Intel Core i 10000
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-10100 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-10100 is 3.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.3 GHz.

CPU Cores:	4
Threads:	8
Cores:	4x
Core architecture:	normal
Hyperthreading:	Yes

Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core):	4.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores):	4.1 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-10100 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-10100 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.1 GHz
Execution units:	24
Shaders:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	64.0 GB

Max. displays:	--
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q4/2017

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 41.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.

Memory type:	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory:	128.0 GB
Memory channels:	2
Bandwidth:	41.6 GB/s

ECC:	No
PCIe:	pci
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	None
TDP up:	None

TDP down:	None
Tjunction max:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-10100 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1200
L2-Cache:	0 bytes
L3-Cache:	6.0 MB
Architecture:	Comet Lake S
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q2/2020
Release price:	134 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz	8731 8731
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	8722 8722
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	8722 8722
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	8722 8722
	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz	8714 8714

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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE 4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz	5620 5620
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	5612 5612
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	5612 5612
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	5612 5612
	Intel Core i5-11300H 4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz	5349 5349

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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i3-1125G4 4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz	4770 4770
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	4769 4769
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	4769 4769
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	4769 4769
	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	4763 4763

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz	4367 4367
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	4365 4365
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	4365 4365
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	4365 4365
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz	4362 4362

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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz	3811 3811
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	3602 3602
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	3602 3602
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	3602 3602
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz	3088 3088

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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i5-11300H 4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz	2464 2464
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	2417 2417
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	2415 2415
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G 4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz	2354 2354
	Intel Core i7-980X 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	2354 2354

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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz	2310 2310
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	2284 2284
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	2284 2284
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	2284 2284
	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz	2166 2166

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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

	AMD EPYC 7453 28C 56T @ 2.75 GHz	1448 1448
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1446 1446
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1446 1446
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1446 1446
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1442 1442

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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1141 1141
	Intel Core i7-10750H 6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz	1141 1141
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1141 1141
	Intel Core i7-10750H 6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz	1141 1141
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1141 1141

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1135 1135
	Intel Core i3-1110G4 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	1135 1135
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1135 1135
	Intel Core i3-1110G4 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	1135 1135
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1135 1135

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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz	1008 1008
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1001 1001
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1001 1001
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	1001 1001
	Intel Xeon E-2226GE 6C 6T @ 3.4 GHz	987 987

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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H 6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz	462 462
	Intel Core i5-10400 6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz	462 462
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	462 462
	Intel Core i5-10400 6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz	462 462
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H 6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz	462 462

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Blender 3.1 Benchmark

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz	94 94
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz	89 89
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz	88 88
	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz	86 86
	Intel Core i5-8400B 6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz	76 76

More results

All benchmarks for Intel Core i3-10100

PassMark CPU-Mark

Cinebench R23 (MC)

Geekbench 6 (MC)

Geekbench 5 (MC)

V-Ray CPU-Render

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)

Cinebench R20 (MC)

Geekbench 6 (SC)

Cinebench R23 (SC)

Geekbench 5 (SC)

Cinebench R15 (MC)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

All benchmarks

Comparisons

1		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Celeron G5900
2		Intel Celeron G5900TE vs Intel Core i3-10100
3		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i3-10105
4		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i5-10400
5		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i3-10100F
6		AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G vs Intel Core i3-10100
7		AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-10100
8		Intel Core i3-10105F vs Intel Core i3-10100
9		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i3-10300
10		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i3-10300T
11		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i3-10305
12		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i3-10320
13		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i5-10400T
14		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i7-10700TE
15		Intel Celeron G6900 vs Intel Core i3-10100