Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Core i3-8109U

Core i3-8100 vs Core i3-8109U specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i3-8100 is faster than the Core i3-8109U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8109U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i3-8100 has significantly more cores than the Core i3-8109U. Indeed, the Core i3-8100 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-8109U. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-8100 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-8109U. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. The Core i3-8109U outputs less heat than Core i3-8100 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i3-8100 has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i3-8109U. The Core i3-8100 also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i3-8100 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.