Intel Core 3 100U

The Intel Core 3 100U is an entry-level notebook CPU based on the Raptor Lake-U Refresh series (Alder Lake architecture), which was introduced in January 2024. The CPU offers 2 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 of the 8 efficiency cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support hyperthreading (therefore 8 threads together) and clock from 1.2 to 4.7 GHz. The E-cores clock from 0.9 - 3.3 GHz and should offer comparable performance to old Skylake cores (e.g. i7-6300HQ). The Core 3 does not offer vPro features for management.

Performance

The performance should be slightly above the old Core i3-1315U (-200 MHz P-Core Boost).

Graphics unit

Like its predecessor, Intel integrates an Intel Xe-based graphics unit called Intel Graphics in Alder Lake / Raptor Lake. In the 1315U, 64 of the 96 EUs are probably activated.

Features

Like Tiger Lake, Raptor Lake also has WiFi 6E and Thunderbolt 4 (4x) partially integrated. The integrated memory controller supports DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200 and LPDDR4x-4267. The integrated Gaussian and Neural Accelerator (GNA) is now installed in version 3.0. The Quick Sync 8 media engine is the same as in Rocket Lake and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC and AV1 decode. The chip only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

Power consumption

The Intel Core 3-100U is specified with 15 watts (PL1) TDP and 55 watts (PL2) max. turbo power. The processor is manufactured using the further improved Intel 7 process (10 nm SuperFin).

Series	Intel Raptor Lake-U
Codename	Raptor Lake-U Refresh
Series: Raptor Lake-U Raptor Lake-U Refresh Intel Core 7 150U 1.2 - 5.4 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core 5 120U 0.9 - 5 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core 3 100U « 0.9 - 4.7 GHz 6 / 8  10 MB L3
Clock Rate	900 - 4700 MHz
Level 1 Cache	544 KB
Level 2 Cache	5 MB
Level 3 Cache	10 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	6 / 8 2 x 4.7 GHz Intel Golden Cove P-Core 4 x 3.3 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	15 Watt
TDP Turbo PL2	55 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	10 nm
Max. Temperature	100 °C
Socket	BGA1700
Features	Thread Director
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) ( - 1250 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Announcement Date	01/09/2024
Product Link (external)	ark.intel.com

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