Intel Core i5 11400F vs Intel Core i3 8100

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 11400F, vs Intel Core i3 8100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 11400F and Intel Core i3 8100
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400F
1339
Intel Core i3 8100
936
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400F
10235
Intel Core i3 8100
3607
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400F
84
Intel Core i3 8100
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400F
522
Intel Core i3 8100
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400F
2987
Intel Core i3 8100
2207
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400F
16949
Intel Core i3 8100
6097
Integer Math57.7 GOps/s16.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math34.2 GOps/s13.8 GOps/s
Prime Number Search51 M primes/s28 M primes/s
Random String Sort24.2 M strings/s10.2 M strings/s
Data Encryption10.3 GB/s1.8 GB/s
Data Compression209.4 MB/s83.2 MB/s
Physics842 frames/s464 frames/s
Extended Instructions15 M matrices/s72 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400F
2072
Intel Core i3 8100
1240
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400F
8195
Intel Core i3 8100
3692
File Compression681.4 MB/s296.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation59.6 KLines/s25.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser169.4 pages/s75.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering242 MP/sec112.9 MP/sec
Text Processing201.4 pages/s125.7 pages/s
Background Blur42.5 frames/s25.6 frames/s
Photo Processing68.9 frames/s34 frames/s
Ray Tracing13.6 MP/sec4.46 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 11400F
133.53
Intel Core i3 8100
48.14

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 126.1 PPW 56.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 260.8 PPW 93.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 8 PPW n/a
Blender / W 2.05 PPW 0.74 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced March, 16, 2021 October, 5, 2017
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Rocket Lake Coffee Lake
Model number i5-11400F i3-8100
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 630

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Frequency 2.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz n/a
General
Cores count64
Threads count124
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidth8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier26x28x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total6 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 14 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1200 LGA-1151
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2400
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 50 GB 37.5 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 16
Channels n/a 41422

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 11400F the clear winner in this comparison.

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