i3-8100F vs Pentium Dual T4500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i3-8100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2563	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Dual Core	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	2.27	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$117

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i3-8100F 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	800 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	107 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i3-8100F 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	P	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i3-8100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i3-8100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i3-8100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i3-8100F.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2010	1 September 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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