Core i3-8100H: specs and benchmarks

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Core i3-8100H
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
2.71

Core i3-8100H provides poor benchmark performance at 2.71% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i3-8100H sales 3 July 2018 at a recommended price of $225. This is a Coffee Lake-H architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3000 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1440 processor with a TDP of 45 Watt. It supports DDR4 memory.

Primary details

Core i3-8100H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking1709
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3
Power efficiency5.70of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date3 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads4
Base clock speed3 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed3 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus typeDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier30of 42 (Core i7-7700K)
L1 cache256 KBof 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache1 MBof 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache6 MBof 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100H compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketFCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Speed Shift+
Turbo Boost Technology-
Hyper-Threading Technology-
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-
EDB+
Secure Key+
MPX+
Identity Protection+
SGXYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-8100H's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)
ECC memory support+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i3-8100H.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB
Quick Sync Video+
Clear Video+
Clear Video HD+
Graphics max frequency1 GHz
InTru 3D+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-8100H's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported3
eDP+
DisplayPort+
HDMI+
DVI+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-8100H's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-8100H's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12
OpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i3-8100H. Overall benchmark performance 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.

i3-8100H 2.71

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.

i3-8100H 4310

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i3-8100H's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


Core i3-8121U 101.85
Core i3-8100H 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i3-8100H is Ryzen Embedded R1606G, which is slower by 4% and lower by 23 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i3-8100H:

Ryzen 3 3300U 131.73
Ryzen 3 2300U 129.15
Core i3-8100H 100

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