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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8100 outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-8100 is 1860 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i3-8100 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium B980 - 137 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 4 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
137
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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