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Intel Core i3-7100U Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Intel Core i3-7100U
Brand: Intel
Rating: 3.4 (16 reviews)

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i3-7100U was released in Q4/2016 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1356. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i3-7100U achieved a result of 585 points (single-core) or 1,436 points (multi-core).

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i3-7100U
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 7000U (18)
Architecture:	Kaby Lake U
Technology:	14 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	7
Predecessor:	Intel Core i3-6100U
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-7100U has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-7100U is 2.40 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

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):	--

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.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-7100U has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i3-7100U has the Intel HD Graphics 620 installed, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors (192 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 620
GPU frequency:	0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q2/2016

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

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 Intel Core i3-7100U supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 34.1 GB/s.

LPDDR3-1866 DDR4-2133	29.9 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth:	11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-7100U has a TDP of 15 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

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

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i3-7100U is made in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1356
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
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:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-7100U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz

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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.

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core m3-7Y30 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	851
	Intel Core i5-5200U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	845
	Intel Core i5-5250U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	845
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	841
	Intel Core i5-4258U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	838
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	828
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	821

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1722
	Intel Core i5-8310Y 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1722
	Intel Core i3-6157U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1714
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1699
	Intel Core i5-7Y57 2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	1682
	Intel Core i5-7Y54 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1682
	Intel Core i7-2630QM 4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1675

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 i7-2715QE 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	587
	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	586
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	585
	Intel Core i5-2435M 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	584
	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	581
	Intel Core i7-2635QM 4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz	579

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 Atom x6427FE 4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1445
	Intel Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1445
	Intel Core i5-5200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1438
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1436
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	1436
	Intel Core i5-4300U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1433
	AMD A8-7650K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1433

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 i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	224
	Intel Core i7-3517U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	223
	Intel Core i5-4200U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	216
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	209
	Intel Core i7-4702HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	207
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	207
	Intel Core i7-3667U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	202

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 Celeron N4505 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	467
	Intel Core i7-3517U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	467
	Intel Core i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz	449
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	448
	Intel Core i7-3667U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	420
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	419
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	418

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 Atom x6425E Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.75 GHz	400
	Intel Core i7-13650HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.55 GHz	397
	Nintendo Switch NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz	393
	Intel Core i3-7100U Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Core i3-8100H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Core i3-8145U Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Core i3-8145UE Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384

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.


	AMD A10-5745M 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2753
	AMD A8-7100 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2741
	Intel Core i5-5300U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2740
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2720
	Intel Core m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	2706
	Intel Core i7-4600U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2702
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2702

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 i5-4300U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	697
	AMD A8-7600 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	693
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	682
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	671
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	668
	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	666
	AMD A8-7650K 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	665

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 i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i5-3230M 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	106
	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	103
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	103
	Intel Core i3-5157U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	102
	Intel Core i5-3437U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	99

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 Celeron J4105 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	263
	Intel Core i3-5157U 2C 4T @ 2.50 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 i5-4300U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	260

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,888 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,822 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,459 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
746 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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