Intel Core i3-7100U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-07-21

The Intel Core i3-7100U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 7. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1356 socket and was released in Q4/2016.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i3-7100U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i3-7100U.
Name:	Intel Core i3-7100U
Family:	Intel Core i3
CPU group:	Intel Core i 7000U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	7
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i3-7100U can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-7100U 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. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 620
GPU frequency:	0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Execution units:	24
Shader:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q2/2016

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 & PCIe The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

Memory type:	DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 12
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

TDP (PL1):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	7.5 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i3-7100U as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1356
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
Architecture:	Kaby Lake U
Operating systems:	Windows 10, 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:	Q4/2016
Release price:	281 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-7100U 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 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 i5-4200U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	216
	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz	213
	AMD FX-6350 6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz	212
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	209
	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	209
	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	209
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	209

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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.


	AMD Athlon II X4 615e 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	457
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	450
	Intel Core i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz	449
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	448
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	443
	AMD Athlon II X4 600e 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	438
	Intel Core i7-3667U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	420

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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 i5-3427U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	589
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	589
	Intel Xeon D-1518 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	588
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	585
	AMD FX-8370 8C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	585
	Intel Core i5-4460T 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	584
	Intel Core i3-5157U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	583

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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.


	AMD Athlon II X4 750K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1341
	Intel Celeron G4900 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1334
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1332
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1329
	Intel Core i7-2620M 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1328
	Intel Core i7-3667U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1328
	AMD Athlon II X4 638 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1326

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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 Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	685
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	682
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	673
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	671
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	671
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	668
	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	666

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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.


	AMD A8-5500 AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5500B AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5600K AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	Intel Core i3-7100U Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Core i3-10100Y Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	AMD 3020e AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics @ 1.00 GHz	384
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics @ 1.00 GHz	384

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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 Pentium G4400 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	3812
	Intel Atom C2750 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	3796
	Intel Core i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	3796
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	3768
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	3768
	Intel Pentium G3460 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	3759
	AMD Phenom II X4 945 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3740

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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 i5-4460T 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	105
	Intel Pentium G3220T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	105
	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 14C 28T @ 2.50 GHz	104
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	103
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	103
	Intel Core i3-3250T 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	103
	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz	103

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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 Phenom II X4 810 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	263
	AMD Phenom II X4 910 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	263
	Intel Core i5-4258U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	263
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	262
	Intel Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	261
	Intel Core i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	261
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	260

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Xeon E5-2630 v2 6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz	2585
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2570
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2570
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2568
	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	2561
	Intel Celeron G1840 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	2556
	Intel Core i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2544

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	5576
	Intel Celeron G4920 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	5571
	AMD FX-4200 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	5557
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	5556
	Intel Core i7-3687U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	5548
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	5531
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	5531

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4460T 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1.18
	Intel Pentium G3240T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	1.18
	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz	1.18
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1.16
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1.16
	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1.16
	Intel Pentium G3220T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1.16

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A8-3800 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2.91
	Intel Atom C2730 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	2.9
	Intel Core i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2.9
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2.87
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2.87
	Intel Core i3-5157U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2.86
	AMD Phenom II X4 900e 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2.86

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.


	Intel Core i3-8100 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	37.4
	Intel Core i7-8705G AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL Graphics @ 1.01 GHz	37.4
	Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 @ 1.00 GHz	37.2
	Intel Core i3-7100U Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	37.2
	AMD A8-3870K AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz	37
	Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.05 GHz	36.8
	Intel Core i5-7500T Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	36.4

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