Core i3-10100F: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Core i3-10100F sales 12 October 2020 at a recommended price of $122. This is a Comet Lake architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4300 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is LGA1200 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports DDR4 memory.

Primary details

Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	1091
Place by popularity	18
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	49.15
Market segment	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	12 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$122	of 689 (Core i9-14900KS)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	of 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache	256 KB	of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	1 MB	of 96 (EPYC 9654)
L3 cache	6 MB	of 1152.001953125 (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	of 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+
Unlocked multiplier	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10100F compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	LGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
AVX	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-10100F's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	of 460.8 (EPYC 9124)
ECC memory support	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCI Express lanes

16

of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i3-10100F. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Closest competitors

Core i3-10100F's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.

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