Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Core i3-9100

Last updated: 2023-08-11

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-8100		Intel Core i3-9100
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-8100 or Intel Core i3-9100 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i3-8100 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8100 was released in Q4/2017. The Intel Core i3-9100 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-9100 was released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i3	Family	Intel Core i3
Intel Core i 8000	CPU group	Intel Core i 9000
8	Generation	9
Coffee Lake S	Architecture	Coffee Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-7100	Predecessor	Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Core i3-9100	Successor	Intel Core i3-10100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-8100 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-8100 is 3.60 GHz while the Intel Core i3-9100 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-9100 is at --.
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No

3.60 GHz	Frequency	3.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.80 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 i3-8100 or Intel Core i3-9100 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	9.5
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
24	Compute units	24
192	Shader	192
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

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.
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-8100 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-9100 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR4-2400
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
	L2 Cache
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-8100 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i3-9100 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-8100 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-9100 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1151-2	Socket	LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2017	Release date	Q2/2019
117 $	Release price	122 $

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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 i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	912 (85%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1072 (100%)

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 i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3618 (92%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3921 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	971 (91%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1069 (100%)

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 i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3134 (96%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3249 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1265 (91%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1394 (100%)

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 Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3627 (95%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3824 (100%)

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 i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	364 (82%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	445 (100%)

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 i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1444 (89%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1630 (100%)

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 i3-8100 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422 (100%)

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 i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	6179 (92%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	6685 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	634 (100%)

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 i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	422 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1579 (90%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1751 (100%)

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 Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	154 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	616 (93%)
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	660 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-8100	Intel Core i3-9100
Unknown	Dell OptiPlex 3070 mit Intel Core i3-9100 Lenovo IdeaCentre mit Intel Core i3-9100

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