i3-8100 vs Ryzen 7 7840H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840H
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.87
+365%
Core i3-8100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.84

Ryzen 7 7840H outperforms Core i3-8100 by a whopping 365% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3421456
Place by popularitynot in top-10074
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency48.325.86
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release dateJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)5 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP8FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i3-8100.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 7 7840H 17.87
+365%
i3-8100 3.84

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.

Ryzen 7 7840H 28390
+365%
i3-8100 6101

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.87 3.84
Integrated graphics card 18.32 3.09
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840H has a 365.4% higher aggregate performance score, 492.9% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-8100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 7840H is a notebook processor while Core i3-8100 is a desktop one.


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