Intel Core i5-11260H vs Intel Core i3-8100H

Intel Core i5-11260H

The Intel Core i5-11260H is a mid range hexa core SoC for gaming laptops and mobile workstations. It is based on the Tiger Lake H45 generation and was announced in mid 2021. It integrates six Willow Cove processor cores (12 threads thanks to HyperThreading). The base clock speed depends on the TDP setting and at 45 Watt is at 2.6 GHz. The single and dual core boost speed can reach up to 4.4 GHz, all cores can reach up to 4 GHz. The CPU offers 12 MB level 3 cache and supports DDR4-3200 memory.

Thanks to the new Tiger Lake architecture, the i5-11260H should be able to reach the level of the high clocked Intel Core i7-10850H (Comet Lake-H, 6 cores, 2.7 - 5.1 GHz, 16 MB L3) in single and multi threaded performance. Compared, to current AMD offerings, the 11260H should perform similar to a Ryzen 5 5600H (6 cores, 2.4 - 3.3. GHz, 16 MB L3 cache) or the 5600HS when the TDP is set to 35W.

The SoC also features a much improved UHD Graphics (16 EUs) iGPU based on the Xe architecture.

Furthermore, Tiger Lake SoCs add PCIe 4 support (20 lanes in the H45 series), AI hardware acceleration, and the partial integration of Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6E in the chip.

The chip is produced in the improved 10nm process (called 10nm SuperFin) at Intel, which should be comparable to the 7nm process at TSMC (e.g. Ryzen 4000 series). The default TDP is rated at 45 W at 2.6 GHz base speed, at 35 Watt the base clock speed decreases to 2.1 GHz (cTDP down).

All articles on Tiger Lake can be found on our Tiger Lake architecture hub.

Intel Core i3-8100H

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The Intel Core i3-8100H is a mid-range processor for laptops with four cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture and was announced mid 2018. The processor clocks at 3 GHz (no Turbo Boost) and can execute up to four threads simultaneously (no Hyper-Threading). According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz (rumored). The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i5 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

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Model

Intel Core i5-11260H

Intel Core i3-8100H

Codename

Tiger Lake-H

Coffee Lake-H

Series

Intel Tiger Lake

Intel Coffee Lake

Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-H

Intel Core i9-11900KB	3.3 - 5.3 GHz	8 / 16	24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900H	2.5 - 4.9 GHz	8 / 16	24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11950H	2.6 - 5 GHz	8 / 16	24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11955M	2.6 - 5 GHz	8 / 16	24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11850H	2.5 - 4.8 GHz	8 / 16	24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11800H	2.3 - 4.6 GHz	8 / 16	24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11855M	3.2 - 4.9 GHz	6 / 12	18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11500B	3.3 - 4.6 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400H	2.7 - 4.5 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11260H «	2.6 - 4.4 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3

Intel Core i9-9980HK	2.4 - 5 GHz	8 / 16	16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H	2.3 - 4.8 GHz	8 / 16	16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK	2.9 - 4.8 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M	2.9 - 4.8 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M	2.8 - 4.7 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H	2.6 - 4.6 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H	2.6 - 4.5 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M	2.7 - 4.4 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H	2.6 - 4.3 GHz	6 / 12	9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H	2.2 - 4.1 GHz	6 / 12	9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H	2.5 - 4.3 GHz	4 / 8	8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF	2.4 - 4.1 GHz	4 / 8	8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H	2.4 - 4.1 GHz	4 / 8	8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H	2.5 - 4.2 GHz	4 / 8	8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H	2.3 - 4 GHz	4 / 8	8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H «	3 GHz	4 / 4	8 MB L3

Clock

2600 - 4400 MHz

3000 MHz

L1 Cache

480 KB

256 KB

L2 Cache

7.5 MB

1 MB

L3 Cache

12 MB

8 MB

Cores / Threads

6 / 12

4 / 4

TDP

45 Watt

Technology

10 nm

14 nm

max. Temp.

100 °C

Socket

BGA1787

FCBGA1440

Features

DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA

Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI

iGPU

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1400 MHz)

Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1000 MHz)

Architecture

x86

Announced

Manufacturer

ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core

100%

¹ i5-11260H +

8990 Points (8%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Clevo Pre-Sample	i5-11260H			8990

Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

100%

¹ i5-11260H +

3831 Points (9%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Clevo Pre-Sample	i5-11260H			3831

3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics

100%

¹ i5-11260H +

18382 Points (33%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Clevo Pre-Sample	i5-11260H			18382

Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core

100%

¹ i5-11260H +

1428 Points (56%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell G15 5511	i5-11260H	UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)		1428

Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core

100%

¹ i5-11260H +

6358 Points (11%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell G15 5511	i5-11260H	UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)		6358

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11260H → 0% ⁿ⁼⁰

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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