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Is the Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]
Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630
Class: Desktop
Socket: FCLGA1151-2
Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz
Cores: 4 Threads: 4
Typical TDP: 65 W
Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2400, ECC Supported)
Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8100 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i3-8100 CPU @ 3.60GHz
CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017
CPUmark/$Price: 122.74
Overall Rank:
2051st fastest in multithreading out of 5454 CPUs
1483rd fastest in single threading out of 5454 CPUs
567th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs
Last Price Change: $49.48 USD (2025-10-02)
| Integer Math | 16,151 MOps/Sec |
|---|---|
| Floating Point Math | 13,768 MOps/Sec |
| Find Prime Numbers | 27 Million Primes/Sec |
| Random String Sorting | 10,344 Thousand Strings/Sec |
| Data Encryption | 1,831 MBytes/Sec |
| Data Compression | 82,674 KBytes/Sec |
| Physics | 458 Frames/Sec |
| Extended Instructions | 7,219 Million Matrices/Sec |
| Single Thread | 2,195 MOps/Sec |
| Merchant | Price | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
 | $56.68 USD | Buy Now! |
 | $49.48 USD | Buy Now! |
 | NA | CPU Not Available. See Other Models |
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HP 590-p0033w Pavilion Desktop i3-8100 3.6GHz 4GB RAM 1TB HDD Win 10 Home Ash Silver |
$404.99 (www.amazon.com)
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Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF Desktop Computer with Intel Core i5-8500 3 GHz Hexa-core, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD (KM82W) |
$695.00 (www.amazon.com)
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| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 58,564 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 58,395 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 38,959 | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,148 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,847 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 19,521 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,115 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,686 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,652 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,146 | |
| Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz | 6,073 |
| Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 260.09 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 169.50 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 151.69 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 150.30 | |
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 127.59 | |
| Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz | 122.74 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 102.16 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 53.76 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA |
| Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 4,698 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 4,602 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,892 | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,833 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,678 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 3,485 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 3,468 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,364 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,916 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,561 | |
| Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz | 2,195 |
| Baseline | CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| BL3054327 - Nov 15 2025 | 6448 | |
| BL3054324 - Nov 15 2025 | 6448 | |
| BL3052833 - Nov 14 2025 | 6396 | |
| BL3051983 - Nov 14 2025 | 6176 | |
| BL3051868 - Nov 14 2025 | 5282 |
| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz | 6,073 | |
| Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 4,760 (-21.6%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 6,923 (+14.0%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 6,738 (+10.9%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 6,261 (+3.1%) | |
| Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 5,580 (-8.1%) | |
| Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 5,130 (-15.5%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 7,001 (+15.3%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 8,731 (+43.8%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 6,661 (+9.7%) | |
| Intel Core i5-4690S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 5,476 (-9.8%) | |
| Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 4,686 (-22.8%) | |
| AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i3-8100 | 3,695 (-39.2%) |
| Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D | 12,420 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 12,134 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 11,253 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 10,803 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | 10,507 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 10,495 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 10,270 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 9,778 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D | 9,629 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | 9,495 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | 9,477 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 245K | 9,407 | |
| Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz | 686 |
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