Intel Core i3-8100F vs Intel Core i5-7442EQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-8100F and Intel Core i5-7442EQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i3-8100F

Intel Core i5-7442EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7442EQ

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-8100F
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7442EQ

Name	Intel Core i3-8100F	Intel Core i5-7442EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark		1819
PassMark - CPU mark		4834
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1891
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1891
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1299
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2440
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2440

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-8100F	Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S	Kaby Lake
Family	Intel Core i3
Launch date	7 January 2019	Q1'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$117
Place in performance rating	not rated	1443
Processor Number	i3-8100F	i5-7442EQ
Vertical segment	Desktop	Embedded
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3600 MHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Maximum frequency		2.90 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 Gb/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	H4, LGA1151	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)
Graphics
Device ID		0x591B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 630
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