Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ

Compare Intel 8th Generation Core i3 4 core CPU vs Intel 7th Generation Core i7 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2549 points

2610 points

2% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

4731 points

14% slightly better gaming score

4142 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1938 points

2155 points

11% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1859 points

2070 points

11% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

3346 points

33% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score

2507 points

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

47.29 points

60.03 points

26% slightly higher Blender score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3299 points

3551 points

7% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1201 points

6% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

1125 points

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3471 points

3629 points

4% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1267 points

8% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

1171 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

100% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.6 GHz

28% slightly higher clock speed

2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.6 GHz

3.8 GHz

5% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

65 W

45 W

44% significantly lower TDP

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

Identical

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

Identical

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

64 GiB

Identical

64 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

616th of 1,089

607th of 1,089

Family

The product line

8th Generation Core i3

7th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2017 November

2017 February

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2400

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes

Core i3-8100 vs Core i7-7700HQ benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-7700HQ beats the Core i3-8100 in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i3-8100 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-7700HQ has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-8100 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-7700HQ. Despite this, the Core i7-7700HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-7700HQ 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.

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.