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Core i3-8100 vs FX-8150

Core i3-8100 vs FX-8150: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-8100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $135 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 50 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-8150

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8150 Logo
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB

Buy for $82.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-8100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $135 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 50 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-8150

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8150 Logo
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB

Buy for $82.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-8100 outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-8100 is 2185 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100

  • Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-8150 - 137 vs 121 FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 65 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8150 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD FX-8150

  • Up to 39% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $82.02 vs $135.0
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

137

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$135

60%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $135 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 50 minutes ago

AMD FX-8150 Logo
FX-8150

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

121

88.32116788321169%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$82.02

100%

AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB

Buy for $82.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD FX-8150 Logo
FX-8150

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1245

100%

Multi-Core

3405

100%

AMD FX-8150 Logo
FX-8150

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

436

35.02008032128514%

Multi-Core

1734

50.92511013215859%

Intel Core i3-8100

vs

AMD FX-8150

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateOct 12th, 2011
Core i3CollectionFX
Coffee LakeCodenameZambezi
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
8
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier18.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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