Intel Core i3-8100 processor review

Intel Core i3-8100

Core i3-8100 processor released by Intel; release date: January 2018. The processor is designed for desktop-computers and based on Coffee Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.6 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L1 - 64 KB (per core), L2 - 256 KB (per core), L3 - 6144 KB (shared).

Supported memory types: DDR4-2400. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA1151. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 65 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630 with the following parameters: maximum video memory size - 64 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4773
2225
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
153592
6132
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
965
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
3121
3DMark Fire Strike
Physics Score
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36198
3385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
97.640 mPixels/s
3.843 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
741.453 Frames/s
87.079 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4.623 Frames/s
0.473 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
49.002 Frames/s
2.403 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
218.231 mHash/s
6.403 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
1830 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
3671 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
6116 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
1830.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
3671.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
6116.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 2225
PassMark - CPU mark 6132
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 965
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3121
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 3.843 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 87.079 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 0.473 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 2.403 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 6.403 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 1830 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3671 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 6116 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 1830.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3671.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 6116.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel UHD Graphics 630

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 460.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 24
Texture fill rate 28.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Games performance

1. Armored Core 6 (2023)
2. Atlas Fallen (2023)
3. Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart (2023)
4. Dead Island 2 (2023)
5. Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)
6. Atomic Heart (2023)
7. Hogwarts Legacy (2023)
8. High On Life (2023)
9. The Callisto Protocol (2022)
10. Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022)
11. FIFA 23 (2022)
12. Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)
13. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)
14. Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)
15. GRID Legends (2022)
16. Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)
17. Farming Simulator 22 (2021)
18. Forza Horizon 5 (2021)
19. Riders Republic (2021)
20. Back 4 Blood (2021)
21. Alan Wake Remastered (2021)
22. Days Gone (2021)
23. Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)
24. Outriders (2021)
25. Hitman 3 (2021)
26. Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)
27. Crysis Remastered (2020)
28. Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)
29. FIFA 21 (2020)
30. Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)
31. Serious Sam 4 (2020)
32. Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)
33. Death Stranding (2020)
34. F1 2020 (2020)
35. Strange Brigade (2018)
36. Gears Tactics (2020)
37. Doom Eternal (2020)
38. Escape from Tarkov (2020)
39. Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)
40. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)
41. FIFA 20 (2019)
42. Borderlands 3 (2019)
43. Control (2019)
44. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
45. Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)
46. League of Legends (2019)
47. F1 2019 (2019)
48. Rage 2 (2019)
49. The Division 2 (2019)
50. Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)
51. Anthem (2019)
52. Metro Exodus (2019)
53. Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
54. Apex Legends (2019)
55. World of Tanks enCore (2018)
56. Just Cause 4 (2018)
57. Farming Simulator 19 (2018)
58. Battlefield V (2018)
59. Fallout 76 (2018)
60. Hitman 2 (2018)
61. Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)
62. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
63. FIFA 19 (2018)
64. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
65. F1 2018 (2018)
66. Monster Hunter World (2018)
67. The Crew 2 (2018)
68. Far Cry 5 (2018)
69. X-Plane 11.11 (2018)
70. Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)
71. Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)
72. Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)
73. Need for Speed Payback (2017)
74. Call of Duty WWII (2017)
75. Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)
76. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017)
77. Destiny 2 (2017)
78. ELEX (2017)
79. The Evil Within 2 (2017)
80. Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
81. FIFA 18 (2017)
82. F1 2017 (2017)
83. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)
84. Team Fortress 2 (2017)
85. Dirt 4 (2017)
86. Rocket League (2017)
87. Prey (2017)
88. Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)
89. Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)
90. For Honor (2017)
91. Resident Evil 7 (2017)
92. Farming Simulator 17 (2016)
93. Civilization VI (2016)
94. Battlefield 1 (2016)
95. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)
96. Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
97. Overwatch (2016)
98. Doom (2016)
99. The Division (2016)
100. Far Cry Primal (2016)
101. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
102. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
103. Anno 2205 (2015)
104. World of Warships (2015)
105. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)
106. The Witcher 3 (2015)
107. Dirt Rally (2015)
108. GTA V (2015)
109. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
110. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
111. Sims 4 (2014)
112. BioShock Infinite (2013)
113. Tomb Raider (2013)
114. Diablo III (2012)
115. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
116. StarCraft 2 (2010)

Armored Core 6 (2023)

Low, 1920x10809.76

Atlas Fallen (2023)

Low, 1920x10804.94

Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart (2023)

Low, 1920x10803.81

Dead Island 2 (2023)

Low, 1920x10808.81

Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x10802.56

Atomic Heart (2023)

Low, 1920x10807.98

Hogwarts Legacy (2023)

Low, 1920x10805.33

High On Life (2023)

Low, 1920x108010.80

The Callisto Protocol (2022)

Low, 1920x10806.90

Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022)

Low, 1920x10804.58

FIFA 23 (2022)

Low, 1920x108014.30

Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)

Low, 1920x108016.60
Medium, 1920x108010.70
High, 1920x10808.43

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)

Low, 1920x10808.00

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)

Low, 1920x10804.90

GRID Legends (2022)

Low, 1920x108022.00
Medium, 1920x108016.20
High, 1920x108012.80

Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)

Low, 1920x108010.00

Farming Simulator 22 (2021)

Low, 1280x72040.50

Forza Horizon 5 (2021)

Low, 1280x72018.00

Riders Republic (2021)

Low, 1280x72010.00

Back 4 Blood (2021)

Low, 1280x72021.30
Medium, 1920x10808.71

Alan Wake Remastered (2021)

Low, 1280x72021.60

Days Gone (2021)

Low, 1280x72011.80

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)

Low, 1280x72038.50
Ultra, 1920x108016.10
QHD, 2560x14409.59

Outriders (2021)

Low, 1280x72020.70
Medium, 1920x108013.20

Hitman 3 (2021)

Low, 1280x72021.80
Medium, 1920x10808.00

Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)

Crysis Remastered (2020)

Low, 1280x72021.60
Medium, 1920x10804.93

Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)

Low, 1280x72016.00
Medium, 1920x10805.70

FIFA 21 (2020)

Low, 1280x72059.10
Medium, 1920x108029.80
High, 1920x108027.50

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Low, 1280x72011.90

Serious Sam 4 (2020)

Low, 1280x72031.90
Medium, 1920x10806.96

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72011.70

Death Stranding (2020)

Low, 1280x72013.70
Medium, 1920x10807.78

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72023.00
Medium, 1920x108012.00

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x72031.20
Medium, 1920x108013.35
High, 1920x108012.30
Ultra, 1920x108010.90

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x72038.10
Medium, 1920x108013.20
High, 1920x10807.50
Ultra, 1920x10805.40

Doom Eternal (2020)

Low, 1280x72016.80
Medium, 1920x10808.39

Escape from Tarkov (2020)

Low, 1280x72017.30

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72013.40
Medium, 1920x10807.40

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x10809.00
High, 1920x10807.48

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x72073.70
Medium, 1920x108037.40
High, 1920x108034.40
Ultra, 1920x108027.00

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72017.80
Medium, 1920x10806.80

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72016.20

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768146.80
Medium, 1366x768102.40
High, 1366x76854.10

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72043.20
Medium, 1920x108012.40

League of Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x720177.90
Medium, 1920x1080149.20
High, 1920x1080111.40
Ultra, 1920x1080103.70

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72035.00
Medium, 1920x108013.00

Rage 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72016.60

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72023.00
Medium, 1920x10809.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72052.10
Medium, 1920x108016.00

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x72012.90

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.40
Medium, 1920x10807.60

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x72017.00
Medium, 1920x10808.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72035.10
Medium, 1920x108013.10

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x768207.90
Medium, 1920x108025.20
Ultra, 1920x10809.60

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.50
Medium, 1920x10808.90

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72071.10
Medium, 1920x108023.90
High, 1920x108011.30

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x72022.60

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x72016.70
Medium, 1920x10808.10

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.80
Medium, 1920x10807.50

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72025.90
Medium, 1920x10809.70

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72011.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72057.10
Medium, 1920x108029.90
High, 1920x108027.20

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72017.00
Medium, 1920x10806.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72035.00
Medium, 1920x108016.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x72020.30
Medium, 1920x10807.70

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72016.60
Medium, 1920x10806.80

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72014.00
Medium, 1920x10806.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72020.00
Medium, 1920x108014.60
High, 1920x108013.05
4K, 3840x21606.96

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x72016.90
Medium, 1920x10806.90

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72011.30
Medium, 1920x10804.80

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72019.90
Medium, 1920x10806.50

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Low, 1280x72019.30
Medium, 1920x10808.90

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x72029.80
Medium, 1920x108017.40

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017)

Low, 1280x72017.70
Medium, 1920x10809.10

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72017.00
Medium, 1920x10809.20

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x72014.50
Medium, 1920x10806.80

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72011.40
Medium, 1920x10806.10

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72020.00
Medium, 1920x108012.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x72074.65
Medium, 1920x108041.70
High, 1920x108032.30
Ultra, 1920x108026.95

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x72038.50

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72024.90

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720113.00
Medium, 1366x76892.50
High, 1920x108051.60

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72052.00
Medium, 1920x108013.80

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72067.80
Medium, 1920x108038.60
High, 1920x108026.40

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72028.90
Medium, 1920x108011.30

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72018.30

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72019.10

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72030.70
Medium, 1920x108011.60

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72029.50
Medium, 1920x108012.60

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x72093.00
Medium, 1366x76866.00
High, 1920x108026.50
Ultra, 1920x108013.65

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76839.60
Medium, 1366x76814.40

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72039.30
Medium, 1366x76823.50

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72020.25

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72019.80
Medium, 1366x76813.70

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72062.00
Medium, 1366x76841.50
High, 1920x108019.50

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72023.30
Medium, 1366x76818.10

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72027.10

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72024.50

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76824.65

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76851.70
Medium, 1366x76832.50

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76832.40
Medium, 1366x76816.90

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76883.70
Medium, 1366x76851.40
High, 1920x108023.20

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72079.00
Medium, 1366x76849.70
High, 1920x108021.00
Ultra, 1920x108018.80
4K, 3840x21607.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76816.00
Medium, 1366x76810.35

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768153.60
Medium, 1366x76835.60
High, 1920x108015.20

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76851.30
Medium, 1366x76840.25
High, 1920x10809.05
Ultra, 1920x10804.18

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76841.80
Medium, 1366x76828.70
High, 1920x10809.80

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72039.60
Medium, 1344x75623.70

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768171.00
Medium, 1366x76865.00
High, 1920x108029.10

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72067.20
Medium, 1366x76840.10
High, 1366x76831.90
Ultra, 1920x108010.30

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768100.10
Medium, 1366x76849.10
High, 1366x76828.70

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76893.30
Medium, 1366x76859.90
High, 1366x76856.60
Ultra, 1920x108031.50

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72063.30
Medium, 1366x76831.90
High, 1366x76818.50
Ultra, 1920x10809.70

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768241.50
Medium, 1360x76859.50
High, 1360x76834.90

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Launch date January 2018
Place in performance rating 1179
Price now $129.99
Processor Number i3-8100
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 18.33
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E91/x92
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)