i3-8100H vs i7-610E

Place in the ranking	2262	1694
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	3.52	5.70
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	3 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$332	$225

Detailed specifications

Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	19	30
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81 mm²	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA1288	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8.79 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H.

PCIe version	2.0	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.

i7-610E 1.30

i3-8100H 2.71
+108%

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.

i7-610E 2071

i3-8100H 4310
+108%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.30	2.71
Recency	7 January 2010	3 July 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

i7-610E has 28.6% lower power consumption.

i3-8100H, on the other hand, has a 108.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-8100H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-610E in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-610E and Core i3-8100H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.