Intel Core i3-2100 vs Intel Core i3-8100

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 1155 Intel Socket 1151
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 32 nm 14 nm
Transistors 504 million unknown
Die size 131 mm² unknown
Package FC-LGA10 FC-LGA1151
tCaseMax 72°C

Performance

Frequency 3.1 GHz 2.8 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.6 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 31.0x 28.0x
Multiplier unlocked No No
TDP 65 W 62 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life Active
Release date Feb 20th, 2011 Oct 5th, 2017
Codename Sandy Bridge Coffee Lake
Generation Core i3 Core i3
Part SR05C SR3N5
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only) Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 2 4
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD 2000

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 3MB (shared) 6MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes
AVX Yes
AVX2 Yes
BMI1 Yes
BMI2 Yes
Boost 2.0 Yes
CLMUL Yes
EIST Yes Yes
F16C Yes
FMA3 Yes
HTT Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SMT Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes
TSX Yes
TXT Yes Yes
VT-d Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes
XD-Bit Yes

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