HD Graphics 520 vs i3-8100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8100F and HD Graphics 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel HD Graphics
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Gen9
Release date	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$117	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8100F and HD Graphics 520 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)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	0.35 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100F and HD Graphics 520 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)	no data
Socket	1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8100F and HD Graphics 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8100F and HD Graphics 520 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8100F and HD Graphics 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32,768 MB 33,554,432 KB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8100F and HD Graphics 520.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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