Core i3-8100
The Core i3-8100 is Intel’s 4-core, 4-thread processor for the LGA1151 platform, built on the Coffee Lake architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet with gaming and productivity benchmarks, plus every retailer’s current price.
Prices update regularly and may differ at the retailer. This page contains affiliate links.
Gaming performance
CPU-bound gaming score: a 1080p rating normalized so the fastest gaming CPU we track = 100. Productivity scores are in the Benchmarks section below.
1080p Gaming
Gaming score for the Core i3-8100 isn’t rated yet. The productivity benchmarks below still apply.
Performance-per-dollar rank among all CPUs with live pricing
Gaming value
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Productivity value
#92
of 108
Benchmarks
Standardized productivity scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest CPU we track and linked to its source. Multi-core tracks heavy parallel work like rendering and encoding; single-core tracks everyday responsiveness.
Multi-core
Single-core
Where to buy the Core i3-8100
Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.
| Retailer | Availability | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | In stock | $94.99 |  |
The Core i3-8100 starts from $94.99 across 1 retailer. Prices update daily from live stock.
Specifications
Cores & Clocks
- Cores / Threads
- 4 / 4
- Base clock
- 3.6 GHz
- Architecture
- Coffee Lake
Cache & Process
- L3 cache
- 6 MB
- L2 cache
- 1 MB
- Process node
- Intel 14nm
- Released
- 2017-10-05
Memory & Platform
- Socket
- LGA1151
- Memory channels
- 2
- Max memory
- 64 GB
- Memory support
- DDR4, 2400
- Chipsets
- Z370, H310, B360, H370, Q370, Z390, B365
- PCIe
- PCIe 3.0
- ECC support
- No
Power & Extras
- TDP
- 65W
- Max power
- 85W
- Integrated graphics
- Intel UHD 630
- Stock cooler
- E97379-003
- MSRP
- $117.00
The Core i3-8100 pairs 4 cores with 6 MB of L3 cache on the Intel 14nm process. Compare the Core i3-8100 against the full CPU lineup on the CPU comparison table, or build a compatible system around it with the PC Builder.
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