i3-4100U vs i5-8600K

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i5-8600K i5-8600K
i3-4100U i3-4100U

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1051not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.97no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i3
Power efficiency6.40no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date5 October 2017 (7 years ago)4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$257no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size149 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP+-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare		Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memory64 GB2 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1211.2/12
OpenGL4.54.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Pros & cons summary

Integrated graphics card 3.09 1.35
Recency 5 October 2017 4 June 2013
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

i5-8600K has 128.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

i3-4100U, on the other hand, has 533.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-8600K is a desktop processor while Core i3-4100U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-8600K and Core i3-4100U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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