Intel Core i3-8100B vs AMD FX-9830P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-8100B CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-9830P
Intel Core i3-8100B AMD FX-9830P

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-8100B or AMD FX-9830P - 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 i3-8100B 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 i3-8100B was released in Q3/2018.

The AMD FX-9830P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-9830P was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD FX (30)
Intel Core i 8000 (20) CPU group AMD FX-9800 (2)
8 Generation 4
Coffee Lake S Architecture Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-8100B has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-8100B is 3.60 GHz while the AMD FX-9830P has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-9830P is at 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i3-8100B Characteristic AMD FX-9830P
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i3-8100B Characteristic AMD FX-9830P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-8100B or AMD FX-9830P 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 AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 8
192 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-8100B can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD FX-9830P supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-8100B Characteristic AMD FX-9830P
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2400
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 8
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-8100B is 65 W, while the AMD FX-9830P has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-8100B Characteristic AMD FX-9830P
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 45 W
-- TDP down 25 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-8100B is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD FX-9830P is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-8100B Characteristic AMD FX-9830P
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1440 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2018 Release date Q2/2016
133 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8100B (100%)
AMD FX-9830P (61%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8100B (100%)
AMD FX-9830P (49%)

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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
896 (100%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
597 (67%)

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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3698 (100%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1653 (45%)

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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
971 (100%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
538 (55%)

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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3329 (100%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1512 (45%)

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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (43%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.90 GHz
928 (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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
6076 (100%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3399 (56%)

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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1265 (100%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3784 (100%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
225 (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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
641 (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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
86 (100%)

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 i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
276 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-8100B AMD FX-9830P
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