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Intel Core i3-7100 vs Intel Core i7-7820X

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 78 %
Intel Core i3-7100
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-7820X
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 26 %
Intel Core i3-7100
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-7820X
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
1,225
Intel Core i7-7820X
8C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
1,513
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
2,436
Intel Core i7-7820X
8C / 16T · 4.30 GHz
8,123
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
973
Intel Core i7-7820X
8C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
1,285
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
2,076
Intel Core i7-7820X
8C / 16T · 4.30 GHz
8,916
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
1,104
Intel Core i7-7820X
8C / 16T · 3.60 GHz
4,398
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
168 cb
Intel Core i7-7820X
8C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
197 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
425 cb
Intel Core i7-7820X
8C / 16T · 4.30 GHz
1,887 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-7820X
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i 7000 (17)Intel Core i 7000X (9)
ArchitectureKaby Lake SSkylake X
Technology14 nm14 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1151LGA 2066
PredecessorIntel Core i3-6100
SuccessorIntel Core i3-8100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-7820X
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 48 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 8x
Frequency: 3.90 GHz 3.60 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.50 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 4.30 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache3.00 MB11.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-7820X
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 630no iGPU
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.10 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 192 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory64 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ2/2016

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-7820X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-7820X
MemoryDDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR4-2666 (85.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB128 GB
Memory channels24
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 163.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s27.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-7820X
TDP51 W140 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-7820X
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release dateQ1/2017Q2/2017
Release price650 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-7100
Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
Intel Core i7-7820X
Intel Core i7-7820X
8C / 16T · 3.60 - 4.50 GHz

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