Intel Core i3-8109U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i3-8109U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1528 socket and was released in Q4/2017.
Intel Core i3-8109U

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i3-8109U. 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 i3-8109U.

Name: Intel Core i3-8109U
Family: Intel Core i3
CPU group: Intel Core i 8000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 8
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 i3-8109U 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: 3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 3.20 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-8109U 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 Iris Plus Graphics 655
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Execution units: 48
Shader: 384
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q4/2017

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: DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth: --
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
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 / PBP): 28 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: 20 W
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i3-8109U 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 1528
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 4.00 MB
Architecture: Coffee Lake U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, 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: Q4/2017
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-8109U 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.

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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.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
367
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
367
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
367
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
366
Intel Core i5-10400T Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
366
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
366
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
366
Show all Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) results



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 Ryzen 7 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
935
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
935
Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
925
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
916
Intel Pentium Gold G5500 Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
916
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
916
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz
913
Show all Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) results



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 i5-7400 Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
884
Intel Core i7-6770HQ Intel Core i7-6770HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
884
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
883
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
881
Intel Core i5-4670 Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
881
Intel Core i5-L16G7 Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 3.00 GHz
880
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
880
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



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 320GE AMD Athlon 320GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2034
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2034
MediaTek Kompanio 900T MediaTek Kompanio 900T
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2023
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2021
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2016
Intel Core i5-7260U Intel Core i5-7260U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2016
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
2013
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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 i5-5350H Intel Core i5-5350H
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-5575R Intel Core i5-5575R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-4570R Intel Core i5-4570R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.25 GHz
800
Intel Core i5-13500E Intel Core i5-13500E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794
Show all iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS) results



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 i5-4570R Intel Core i5-4570R
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
6035
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
5992
Intel Core i3-7300 Intel Core i3-7300
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
5976
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
5940
Intel Core i5-8250U Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
5932
AMD Athlon X4 845 AMD Athlon X4 845
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
5917
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
6C 6T @ 1.90 GHz
5901
Show all Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark results



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 i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
154
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
154
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
154
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
153
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
153
Intel Core i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
153
Intel Core i7-6567U Intel Core i7-6567U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
153
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



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 i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
383
Intel Core i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
382
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
382
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
381
AMD Athlon PRO 300GE AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
381
AMD Athlon 220GE AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
381
Intel Core i5-7267U Intel Core i5-7267U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
379
Show all Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core) results



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 Core i3-7100 Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
3994
Intel Core i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
3978
Intel Core i7-5775C Intel Core i7-5775C
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3978
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3956
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3948
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
3948
Intel Core i3-4360 Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3945
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core) results



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 Pentium Gold G5500 Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
8250
Intel Core i3-6300 Intel Core i3-6300
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
8227
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
8218
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
8197
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
8155
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
8142
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
8117
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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 i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1.69
Intel Core i7-7500U Intel Core i7-7500U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1.69
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1.69
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1.69
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1.68
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz
1.68
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
18C 36T @ 3.30 GHz
1.68
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



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 FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
4.07
AMD Phenom II X4 960T AMD Phenom II X4 960T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
4.06
AMD Phenom II X4 965 AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
4.06
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
4.05
AMD Athlon X4 845 AMD Athlon X4 845
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
4.03
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
4.02
Intel Core i3-4360 Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
4.01
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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