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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Cpu
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Intel Core i3 8100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 8100
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For $180 the Core i3-8350K is nearly a rebadged Core i5-7600K: both are 14nm quad-cores operating at ~4GHz, but the 8350K is 25% cheaper. Meanwhile, the Core...Read more
Intel's Core i3-8100 comes with four cores at a low price point. But can it fend off AMD's multiplier-unlocked Ryzen competition?Read more
We take a look at the ultra-low cost Intel Core i3-8100 in our benchmarks and review. We see how this CPU stacks up to more costly server processors and see whether it is worth saving a few dollars with this intriguing solutionRead more
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General

Processor socketAM4AM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed4.0 GHz3.9 GHz
N/A
Number of cores664
Number of threads12124
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yes

Memory

Cache16 MB16 MB6 MB
Cache typeL3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2667.0 MHz2933.0 MHz2400.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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37.5 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includednoyesno
Thermal specification203.0 °F203.0 °F212.0 °F

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