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).
| Codename | Raptor Lake-U Refresh | ||||||||||||
| Series | Intel Raptor Lake-U | ||||||||||||
Series: Raptor Lake-U Raptor Lake-U Refresh
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| 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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