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Intel Core i3 8100 vs Intel Core i7 2600

Intel Core i3 8100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600 Cpu
Intel Core i7 2600
Editiorial reviews
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3 editorial reviews
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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Lower-power, but with the same eight-threaded processing goodnessRead more
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i3 8100Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1155
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i3 8100Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Number of cores44
Number of threads48
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3DMI
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i3 8100Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz850.0 MHz

Memory

Intel Core i3 8100Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Cache6 MB8 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheL3
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)37.5 GB/s21.0 GB/s

Thermals

Intel Core i3 8100Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Thermal specification212.0 °F162.68 °F

Features

Intel Core i3 8100Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
AVX
Execute disable bityesyes

Pros & Cons

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