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MSRP in USD: $117

Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

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Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-10100 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-10100 is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100

Up to 31% cheaper than Core i3-10100 - £59.99 vs £86.83
Up to 29% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i3-10100 - £0.3 vs £0.42 per FPS
Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100

Performs up to 3% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i3-8100 - 205 vs 199 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 8 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i3-8100	vs	Intel Core i3-10100
Oct 5th, 2017	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3	Collection	Core i3
Coffee Lake	Codename	Comet Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	8
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
65 W	TDP	95 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
No	Overclockable	No

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Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100

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TOP 5 Games

Grand Theft Auto V

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Fortnite

Valorant

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