i3-10100F vs i9-10800F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10800F and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1161
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.97
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data8.02
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)12 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-10800F and Core i3-10100F 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10800F and Core i3-10100F 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
Socket1200FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10800F and Core i3-10100F. 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)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i9-10800F and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10800F and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10800F and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10800F and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 April 2020 12 October 2020
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 8

i9-10800F has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

i3-10100F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months.

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