Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Core i7-9700KF

Core i3-8100 vs Core i7-9700KF specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-9700KF performs better than the Core i3-8100. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8100 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-9700KF has significantly more cores than the Core i3-8100. Indeed, the Core i7-9700KF has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i3-8100. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8100. According to our data, the Core i3-8100 and Core i7-9700KF have the same clock speed. Despite this, the Core i7-9700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-8100 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-9700KF CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-9700KF has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-8100. The Core i7-9700KF 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.