Intel Core i3-7101E Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i3-7101E 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 LGA 1151 socket and was released in Q1/2017. The Intel Core i3-7101E scores 1,028 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,289 points.
Intel Core i3-7101E

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i3-7101E
Family: Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group: Intel Core i 7000U (18)
Architecture: Kaby Lake U
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 7
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-7101E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-7101E is 3.90 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-7101E has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-7101E uses the Intel HD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 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: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

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 processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2400
DDR3-1600
38.4 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 64 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 54 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 54 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-7101E is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151
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: Q1/2017
Release price: 117 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-7101E 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 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.
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6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
1034
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2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1033
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2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1029
Intel Core i3-7101E Intel Core i3-7101E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1028
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4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1028
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6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
1027
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4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1026

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.
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4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2375
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2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2346
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2302
Intel Core i3-7101E Intel Core i3-7101E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2289
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4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2286
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2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2284
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4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2282

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.
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Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.35 GHz
432
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Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.35 GHz
432
AMD A8-5545M AMD A8-5545M
AMD Radeon HD 8510G @ 0.55 GHz
425
Intel Core i3-7101E Intel Core i3-7101E
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
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Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
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Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
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Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422

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