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Intel Core i3 8100 vs Intel Core i7 2600K

Intel Core i3 8100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600K Cpu
Intel Core i7 2600K
User rating
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

General

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

Processor

Intel Core i3 8100Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600KIntel Core i7 2600K
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 2600KIntel Core i7 2600K
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 3000
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz850.0 MHz

Memory

Intel Core i3 8100Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600KIntel Core i7 2600K
Cache6 MB8 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz
  • 1066
  • 1333
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB32.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)37.5 GB/s21.0 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

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

Features

Intel Core i3 8100Intel Core i3 8100
Intel Core i7 2600KIntel Core i7 2600K
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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