Intel Core i7-8670 vs Intel Core i3-2100T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-8670 and Intel Core i3-2100T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8670

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Launch date January 2018 vs February 2011
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2100T

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-8670
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2100T

Name Intel Core i7-8670 Intel Core i3-2100T
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2120
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2120
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2279
PassMark - Single thread mark 1100
PassMark - CPU mark 1501
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4444

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-8670 Intel Core i3-2100T

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge
Launch date January 2018 February 2011
Place in performance rating 1429 1413
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $180
Price now $59.99
Processor Number i3-2100T
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 14.40

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Base frequency 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm
Maximum core temperature 65.0°C
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 504 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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 0x102
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0