Intel Core i3-10100 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-09-12

The Intel Core i3-10100 has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 10. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1200 socket and was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i3-10100 scores 1,135 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 4,365 points.

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Name:	Intel Core i3-10100
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 10000 (43)
Architecture:	Comet Lake S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	10
Predecessor:	Intel Core i3-9100
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-10100 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-10100 is 3.60 GHz (4.30 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	4.10 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-10100 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-10100 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q4/2017

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	64 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2666	42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-10100 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1200
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	6.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q2/2020
Release price:	134 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz (4.30 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-10100 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	65
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	65
	Intel Core i5-6600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	65
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	64
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	64
	Intel Core i7-9750HF 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	64
	Intel Core i7-9750H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	64

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-5775C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	299
	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	298
	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	298
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	295
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	295
	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	295
	Intel Core i7-1355U 10C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	287

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1146
	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1143
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	1142
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1141
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1141
	Intel Core i7-10750H 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1141
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1137

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-6700K 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	5640
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	5620
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	5620
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	5612
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	5612
	Intel Core i5-8500B 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	5612
	Intel Core i5-8500 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	5612

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1137
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16C 32T @ 4.40 GHz	1137
	Intel Xeon Gold 6238R 28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz	1136
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1135
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1135
	Intel Core i3-1110G4 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1135
	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1134

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-10400T 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	4392
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	4385
	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4367
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	4365
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	4365
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4362
	Intel Xeon E-2314 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	4339

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD EPYC 7453 28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz	1448
	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	1448
	Intel Core i9-9900T 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1447
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1446
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1446
	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1445
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz	1445

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	4783
	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	4775
	Intel Core i3-1125G4 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	4770
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	4769
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	4769
	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4763
	Apple A12X Bionic 8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz	4745

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-10400 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	450
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16C 32T @ 4.40 GHz	449
	Intel Core i9-9900T 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	449
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	448
	AMD Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	448
	Intel Core i5-11260H 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	448
	Intel Core i5-11300H 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	448

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-8400 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	2291
	Intel Core i5-8500 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	2287
	Intel Core i5-8500B 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	2287
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	2284
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	2284
	Intel Core i7-7700K 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	2257
	Intel Core i7-1165G7 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	2234

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i5-7500 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i5-7600T Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i7-6700T Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i3-10100 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422
	AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i5-8500B 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	96
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	94
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	89
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	88
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	88
	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	86
	Intel Core i7-4790K 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	84

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i5-1145G7E 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	8734
	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	8731
	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	8731
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	8722
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	8722
	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	8714
	Intel Core i7-8569U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	8702

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	470
	Intel Core i5-8500 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	464
	Intel Core i7-6700K 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	464
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	462
	Intel Core i5-10400 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	462
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	462
	Intel Core i5-9400 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	462

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2462
	Intel Core i7-990X 6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz	2460
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2417
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2415
	Intel Core i5-11320H 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	2392
	Intel Core i7-980X 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	2354
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	2354

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	193
	Intel Xeon W-2155 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	193
	Intel Core i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	192
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	191
	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	191
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	191
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	191

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1014
	Intel Xeon Silver 4108 8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	1014
	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 10C 20T @ 2.90 GHz	1008
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1001
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1001
	Intel Core i7-7700K 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	995
	Intel Xeon E-2236 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	987

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
272 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
271 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
512 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
231 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
249 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Description of the processor

With the Intel Core I3-10100 Intel has been an Intel Core i3 processor for the first time since the 2nd quarter 2020 with activated hyper-threading technology. The 4-core processor already clocks its cores with high 3.6 GHz in the base and can lift this clock frequency in multi-core operation to 4.1 GHz. If only a CPU core is utilized, even 4.3 GHz are possible.

The Intel Core I 10th generation processors are based on the Comet Lake Design and are still produced in a highly optimized 14 nm manufacturing process. With the change to the Comet Lake Design, Intel has introduced the new socket LGA1200, which should ensure increased stability by better energy supply, especially for the larger Intel Core i7 and Intel Core i9 processors.

The Intel Core i3-10100 can connect up to 128 GB of Memory of Type DDR4-2933. Unofficially, however, significantly higher clock rates of the memory are possible. If at least two memory modules of the same type are used, they can be addressed parallel in dual-channel mode, which doubles the memory bandwidth.

The Intel Core i3-10100 also has an internal graphic. The Intel UHD Graphics 630 used in the processor dates back to 2017 and has received only very low optimizations over the years. It may operate in the Intel Core i3-10100 with a GPU turbo of up to 1.2 GHz.

The TDP of the Intel Core i3-10100 indicates Intel with 65 watts. In practice, the processor needs a little more energy under full load. An overclocking does not look at Intel. The new Comet Lake processors have a significantly generous power limit, in which the processors are allowed to stop longer than their predecessors. This increases the energy consumption, but the power increases.

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