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Intel Core i3-10320 vs Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i7-10700

Intel Core i3-10320

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The Intel Core i3-10320 is an entry level quad-core desktop processor based on the Comet Lake-S architecture (CML-S, 4th generation of Skylake). The processor clocks at between 3.8 and 4.6 GHz and can execute up to eight threads with its four cores simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. 

The processor is still manufactured in the old 14nm (14nm++) process. Thanks to the free multiplicator, the CPU can also be easily overclocked (but may not have much headroom).

The Comet Lake architecture is similar to Coffee Lake and offers the same features and is produced in the same 14nm process. Other than the improved clock rates, the memory controller now also supports faster DDR4-2933 RAM. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here.

Performance

The performance is similar to the old high end Intel Core i7-7700K due to the same architecture and similar clock speeds. 

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD630 in the Core i7-9900K. As a  low-end solution it will only run current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 65 Watts (PL1) but under full load up to 90 Watt are consumed (PL2 for 28s).

Intel Core i3-10100

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The Intel Core i3-10100 is a four-core desktop processor based on the Comet Lake S architecture. The processor clocks at 3.6 - 4.3 GHz and can process up to 8 threads simultaneously. The Intel Core i3-10100 is manufactured in the improved 14nm process (14nm++). Compared to the older i3-9100 (Comet Lake-S), the 10100 offers a 100 MHz higher turbo clock, multithreading and support for faster DDR4-2666 memory.

Performance

The performance should be only slightly above the Core i3-9100 in the entry level for desktop CPUs. Thus the performance is sufficient for office and undemanding gaming.

Graphics Card

The Intel Core i3-10100 is a processor with a rather slow entry level integrated graphics unit (Intel UHD Graphics 630). 

Power consumption

Intel puts the Thermal Design Power (TDP) at 65 watts. This means there is no need for large cooling systems, which also allows installation in very compact housings.

Intel Core i7-10700

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The Intel Core i7-10700 is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Comet Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 2.9 - 4.8 GHz. All cores can run at up to 4.6 GHz.

Compared to the older Core i7-9700, the 10700 now enables HyperThreading and therefore in some applications a nice performance boost. The single core performance is quite similar.

The chip is manufactured on 14nm++ process at Intel. The TDP is rated at 65 Watt (PL1) but the PL2 is set to 224 Watt for short term boosts (up to 28 seconds).

ModelIntel Core i3-10320Intel Core i3-10100Intel Core i7-10700
SeriesIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet Lake
CodenameComet Lake-SComet Lake-SComet Lake
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake
Intel Core i9-10850K3.6 - 5.2 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-109103.6 - 5 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10320 « 3.8 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores7.9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-101003.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10850K3.6 - 5.2 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-109103.6 - 5 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i3-103203.8 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores7.9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100 « 3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10900K3.7 - 5.3 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700K3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700 « 2.9 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10600K4.1 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400F2.9 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100F3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Clock3800 - 4600 MHz3600 - 4300 MHz2900 - 4800 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB512 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB2 MB
L3 Cache7.9 MB6 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 88 / 16
TDP65 Watt65 Watt65 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA 1200FCLGA1200LGA1200
FeaturesHyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, Quick Sync, VirtualizationDual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX, Quick Sync, VirtualizationDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$162 U.S.$130 U.S.$340 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
Die Size126 mm2

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-10320
32.2 pt (45%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
5986 Points (6%)
8532 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1185 Points (50%)
1234 Points (52%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
458 Points (51%)
436 Points (48%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
2320 Points (6%)
2181 Points (5%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
949 Points (6%)
895 Points (6%)
1455 Points (9%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
188 Points (57%)
181 Points (55%)
196 Points (59%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
10.5 Points (14%)
9.9 Points (13%)
16.7 Points (22%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.1 Points (52%)
2.1 Points (51%)
2.3 Points (56%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7164 Points (43%)
6863 Points (41%)
7611 Points (46%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
28383 Points (21%)
26903 Points (19%)
41156 Points (30%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
34987 Points (24%)
52577 Points (36%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
8914 Points (11%)
9898 Points (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
194.1 s (2%)
119.5 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
6.3 s (1%)
3.3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
6124 Points (10%)
6555 Points (10%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
25864 MIPS (15%)
min: 24319     avg: 24356     median: 24355.5 (14%)     max: 24392 MIPS
43007 MIPS (25%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
4899 MIPS (59%)
min: 4797     avg: 4853     median: 4853 (58%)     max: 4909 MIPS
5293 MIPS (63%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
58.8 fps (21%)
55.8 fps (19%)
84.8 fps (30%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
218 fps (50%)
212.5 fps (49%)
236 fps (54%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
8.2 fps (14%)
min: 7.7     avg: 7.7     median: 7.7 (14%)     max: 7.78 fps
11.6 fps (20%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.5 GB/s (0%)
0.5 GB/s (0%)
1.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.9 GB/s (16%)
0.9 GB/s (15%)
1.8 GB/s (31%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
5.3 GB/s (14%)
5 GB/s (13%)
10.3 GB/s (27%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
469 Seconds (3%)
min: 492.2     avg: 493.7     median: 493.7 (3%)     max: 495.1 Seconds
315.4 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.6 sec (14%)
min: 0.634     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (14%)     max: 0.652 sec
0.6 sec (13%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
9911 Points (21%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.7 s (2%)
8.9 s (2%)
8.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
20 s (1%)
17.2 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
516 s (2%)
481.8 s (2%)
439.6 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
10518 Points (28%)
15497 Points (42%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
63063 Points (51%)
min: 61562     avg: 74373     median: 74373 (60%)     max: 87184 Points
62614 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 61702     avg: 74370     median: 74369.5 (60%)     max: 87037 Points
62334 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 62930     avg: 74011     median: 74011 (62%)     max: 85092 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
9675 Points (24%)
min: 9394     avg: 16477     median: 16477 (42%)     max: 23560 Points
13579 Points (34%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
13564 Points (24%)
min: 13268     avg: 24581     median: 24581 (44%)     max: 35894 Points
20080 Points (36%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
4368 Points (18%)
min: 5274     avg: 5304     median: 5303.5 (22%)     max: 5333 Points
8580 Points (36%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1217 Points (51%)
min: 1171     avg: 1188     median: 1187.5 (50%)     max: 1204 Points
1299 Points (55%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
4846 Points (9%)
min: 4740     avg: 4758     median: 4758 (9%)     max: 4776 Points
8173 Points (15%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1167     avg: 1184     median: 1183.5 (5%)     max: 1200 Points
1304 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4724     avg: 4748     median: 4748 (15%)     max: 4772 Points
8196 Points (26%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5494     avg: 5563     median: 5563 (56%)     max: 5632 Points
5726 Points (57%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 18622     avg: 18692     median: 18692 (21%)     max: 18762 Points
32174 Points (36%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
784 ms (1%)
min: 833     avg: 836     median: 835.5 (1%)     max: 838 ms
752 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
160 ms (2%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
224 Points (47%)
min: 202     avg: 207.5     median: 207.5 (43%)     max: 213 Points
244 Points (51%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1254 Points (48%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
115 Watt (20%)
min: 108.5     avg: 115.2     median: 115.2 (20%)     max: 121.9 Watt
116.3 Watt (20%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
96.3 Watt (18%)
min: 96.7     avg: 101.9     median: 101.9 (19%)     max: 107.1 Watt
148 Watt (27%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
9.9 Points per Watt (7%)
9.3 Points per Watt (7%)
9.8 Points per Watt (7%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-10320 → 100% n=26

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-10100 → 104% n=26

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10700 → 135% n=26

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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