Intel Core i3 10100

Cores: 4
L3 cache: 6MB (shared)
TDP: 65 W
Transistor size: 14 nm

Core i3 10100 - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket LGA-1200 that has 4 cores and 8 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3600 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4300 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 6 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630.

Review

Single-Core Performance

44

Multi-Core Performance

14

Power Efficiency

42

Integrated Graphics

23

NanoReview Final Score

32

Compare Intel Core i3 10100 with other CPUs

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

67

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

300

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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

1475

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

4669

File compression	304.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation	32.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	116.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	156.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	110.6 pages/sec
Background blur	27.3 images/sec
Photo processing	45.5 images/sec
Ray tracing	6.62 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1] – 965 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

2586

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

8480

Integer math	28.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math	17.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	22M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	16M Strings/sec
Data encryption	2.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression	127.5 MBytes/sec
Physics	508 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	8.6B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 2446 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

78.37

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	4.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	71.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	130.5 PPW
Blender / Watt	1.21 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

General

Vendor	Intel
Released	May 1, 2020
Type	Desktop
Instruction Set	x86-64
Codename	Comet Lake
Model number	i3-10100
Integrated GPU	UHD Graphics 630
AMD Equivalent	- AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Successor	- Intel Core i3 14100

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	4
P-Threads	8
Base Frequency (P)	3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	4.3 GHz

Total
Total Cores	4
Total Threads	8
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	36x
Bus Bandwidth	8 GT/s
L1 Cache	64K (per core)
L2 Cache	256K (per core)
L3 Cache	6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Fabrication Process	14 nm
TDP (PL1)	65 W
Socket	LGA-1200
Peak Temperature	100°C

Desktop CPU ranking - 173rd place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock	350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1100 MHz
Shading Units	192
TMUs	24
ROPs	3
Execution Units	24
TGP	15 W

iGPU FLOPS

0.4 TFLOPS

See also: Intel UHD Graphics 630 – integrated graphics of Intel Core i3 10100

Memory Support

Memory Types	- DDR4-2666
Max. Memory Size	128 GB
Memory Channels	2
Max. Memory Bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
ECC Support	No

Misc

Official Site	Intel Core i3 10100 official page
PCI Express Version	3.0
PCI Express Lanes	16
Technologies	- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C - Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX - Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x - Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit