i3-11100B vs i5-10300H

Place in the ranking	1191	1000
Place by popularity	34	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Comet Lake	no data
Power efficiency	11.04	10.41
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-H (2020)	no data
Release date	17 September 2020 (4 years ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1440	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1.4 GHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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.

i5-10300H 5.25

i3-11100B 7.15
+36.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-10300H 8343

i3-11100B 11357
+36.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.25	7.15
Recency	17 September 2020	1 April 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

i5-10300H has 44.4% lower power consumption.

i3-11100B, on the other hand, has a 36.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-11100B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10300H in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-10300H and Core i3-11100B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.