i5-1030NG7 vs i3-8100F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1521
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Ice Lake
Power efficiencyno data33.86
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)18 March 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size126 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7 compatibility with other computer components: 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151Intel BGA 1044
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s58.3 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Plus Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno dataYes, at 120Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2018 18 March 2020
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

i5-1030NG7 has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-8100F and Core i5-1030NG7. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-8100F is a desktop processor while Core i5-1030NG7 is a notebook one.


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