Ryzen 3 3100 vs i3-8100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 3 3100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	962
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	33.70
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)
Power efficiency	no data	10.93
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)	24 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$117	$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 3 3100 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	4	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 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)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	126 mm2	74 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 3 3100 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
Socket	1151	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 3 3100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 3 3100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
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 Ryzen 3 3100.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2018	24 April 2020
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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