Intel Core i3-8109U processor review

Intel Core i3-8109U

Core i3-8109U processor released by Intel; release date: 3 April 2018. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Coffee Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.60 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1528. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 28 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 300 MHz, maximum video memory size - 32 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
2124
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
4267
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
868
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
1987
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
2986 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
1564 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
3203 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
2986.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
1564.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
3203.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 2124
PassMark - CPU mark 4267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 868
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1987
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 2986 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1564 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3203 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 2986.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1564.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3203.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

Technical info
Boost clock speed 1200 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 48
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Games performance

1. F1 2021 (2021)
2. F1 2020 (2020)
3. Strange Brigade (2018)
4. Gears Tactics (2020)
5. Escape from Tarkov (2020)
6. Hearthstone (2020)
7. Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)
8. GRID 2019 (2019)
9. FIFA 20 (2019)
10. Borderlands 3 (2019)
11. Control (2019)
12. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
13. Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)
14. F1 2019 (2019)
15. Rage 2 (2019)
16. Anno 1800 (2019)
17. The Division 2 (2019)
18. Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)
19. Anthem (2019)
20. Metro Exodus (2019)
21. Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
22. World of Tanks enCore (2018)
23. Battlefield V (2018)
24. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
25. Forza Horizon 4 (2018)
26. FIFA 19 (2018)
27. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
28. F1 2018 (2018)
29. The Crew 2 (2018)
30. Far Cry 5 (2018)
31. X-Plane 11.11 (2018)
32. Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)
33. Fortnite (2018)
34. Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)
35. Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
36. Team Fortress 2 (2017)
37. Rocket League (2017)
38. Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)
39. For Honor (2017)
40. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)
41. Overwatch (2016)
42. Ashes of the Singularity (2016)
43. The Division (2016)
44. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
45. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
46. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)
47. The Witcher 3 (2015)
48. GTA V (2015)
49. BioShock Infinite (2013)

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x72044.60
Medium, 1920x108021.60
High, 1920x108016.40
Ultra, 1920x108010.20

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72040.70
Medium, 1920x108019.10
High, 1920x108014.50
Ultra, 1920x10809.64

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x72041.40
Medium, 1920x108017.60
High, 1920x108016.90
Ultra, 1920x108014.50

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x72054.80
Medium, 1920x108017.30
High, 1920x108011.60

Escape from Tarkov (2020)

Low, 1280x72029.10
Medium, 1920x108016.20
High, 1920x108014.10
Ultra, 1920x10806.59

Hearthstone (2020)

High, 1920x108059.80
4K, 3840x216027.20

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.80

GRID 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72036.30
Medium, 1920x108020.90

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x72092.00
Medium, 1920x108055.90
High, 1920x108046.30
Ultra, 1920x108034.90
QHD, 2560x144026.50
4K, 3840x216013.60

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72023.00
Medium, 1920x108010.30
High, 1920x10806.53

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72025.40

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

High, 1366x76893.70
Ultra, 1920x108012.40

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72056.70
Medium, 1920x108018.50
High, 1920x108010.50

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72051.20
Medium, 1920x108021.90
High, 1920x108019.30

Rage 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72024.50

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x72030.20

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72035.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72064.00
Medium, 1920x108022.80

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x72016.60

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x72019.20
Medium, 1920x108010.10
High, 1920x10807.41

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x72021.50
Medium, 1920x108011.00
High, 1920x108010.00
Ultra, 1920x10809.00

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x768132.85
Medium, 1920x108040.30

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x72019.90

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.50

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72025.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72082.00
Medium, 1920x108045.80
High, 1920x108040.30
Ultra, 1920x108036.70

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72021.25
Medium, 1920x108012.00
High, 1920x10809.05

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72045.00
Medium, 1920x108023.00
High, 1920x108017.00
Ultra, 1920x108012.00

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72030.90

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72022.00
Medium, 1920x108011.00
High, 1920x108010.00
Ultra, 1920x10809.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72025.30
Medium, 1920x108018.00
High, 1920x108015.90

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72016.75
Medium, 1920x10808.94
High, 1920x10806.06

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72051.50
Medium, 1920x108021.60

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72013.00

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72030.00
Medium, 1920x108018.00
High, 1920x108014.00
Ultra, 1920x10809.00

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720128.00
Medium, 1366x768125.00
High, 1920x1080113.00
Ultra, 1920x108034.40
4K, 3820x216034.40

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72097.00
Medium, 1920x108046.00
High, 1920x108036.00

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72021.55
Medium, 1920x108010.20

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72041.30
Medium, 1920x108016.10

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72028.70
Medium, 1366x76821.10

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72091.00
Medium, 1366x76868.00
High, 1920x108029.90
Ultra, 1920x108018.20

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x76819.40
Medium, 1920x108011.30
High, 1920x108010.50

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72034.20
Medium, 1366x76821.20

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76832.55
Medium, 1366x76819.95
High, 1920x108010.80
Ultra, 1920x10808.90

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76875.80

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72090.25
Medium, 1366x76863.50
High, 1920x108032.15
Ultra, 1920x108027.90
4K, 3840x216011.90

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76826.05
Medium, 1366x76816.20
High, 1920x108010.50
Ultra, 1920x10805.60

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76861.00
Medium, 1366x76851.80
High, 1920x108014.30
Ultra, 1920x10805.50
QHD4.17

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72097.50
Medium, 1366x76859.55
High, 1366x76852.20
Ultra, 1920x108016.25

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Launch date 3 April 2018
Place in performance rating 1223
Processor Number i3-8109U
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Die size 123 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 2
Number of threads 4

Memory
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133

Graphics
Device ID 0x3EA5
eDRAM 128 MB
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 300 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655

Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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@30Hz

Graphics API support
DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down 20 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 46x24
Sockets supported FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt

Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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)

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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

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

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Integrated graphics
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