Intel i3-10100 vs 9100 vs 8100 - Does Hyperthreading Matter?

How does Intel’s new 10th gen i3-10100 processor compare against the older i3-9100 and i3-8100 from the older 9th and 8th generations? I’ve benchmarked games at 1080p and 1440p resolutions to show you the gaming differences.

I’ve also tested a number of other applications including 3D rendering and video editing software suites like Adobe Premiere and Photoshop. We’ll also compare temperatures and power draw to help you decide which CPU offers the best value for money.

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Test PC Components:

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:16 CPU spec differences
0:40 Price differences
1:02 Test PC details
2:16 Application tests
5:43 Application differences
6:25 Power draw, temperatures, clock speed
7:32 Gaming benchmarks
12:05 Average gaming differences
13:24 Conclusion

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[mohitakundi]

A moment of silence for i7 7700k users

[randy]

Hyper threading matters only for those who do:
-3d work, extensive photoshop work
-video rendering
-extensive use of compression/decompression (for some reason)
-extensive use of encryption/decryption (for some reason)
-MULTI THREADED programming
-gaming "the division 2", "ac odyssey".
-extensive use of excel with decent CPU load

Otherwise I guess average person just looks to the price and max single core performance.

[Michael-OBrien]

Jarrod. Are you okay? I don’t see a laptop ;)

[lemonlamp]

the production quality is so much better than other tech channels. just the little things like labeling the specific thermal paste goes a long way trust wise.

[SweBeach]

Great timing, great graphs, great audio. Overall a bloody good video. But I did miss the i5-10100F being not much more expensive than the i3 but having an extra two cores.

[fahianhaque]

You need to make one for the whole family I already loved your laptop reviews and this was gold.

[gureguru]

fun fact. the i3 10100 is as fast as an i5 9400 in gaming. Hyperthreading matters a LOT.

[beggsr]

Damn. That i3 10100 performs way better than a few year old i5

[patthosikder]

Thanks for including Cinebench r15.
Other reviewers have ditched it.
But it's still really helpful.

[asadianbelifont]

i3 is fucking up mid range i7 chips from 2 years ago lol

[JayzBeerz]

I got the 10305 for $109.99 and it's a 4 core beast.

[dude-pufn]

Asus Zephyrus G15, and make comparison with fan covers removed, this will be the best prove, because you make really comprehensive tests. By far from my research this could be one of the greatest and small AMD laptops that can last if the overheating is overcome. Thank you! I really would invest in AMD but need more certainty, not because of AMD but because of Intel...

[MikhaelAhava]

The i3 10100 doesn’t sound bad after all, also would be nice to see how’s the temps with stock coolers, although it’s ok otherwise.

[Chirag]

Hey jarrod, how much performance difference is there in 48W and 90W laptop..
Also Acer nitro 7 or asus tuf a15 both 1660ti version... Thanks

[hmmm]

We've already had this comparison since 2015 (6600 vs 6700) but I did enjoy your revisit ;)

[spitalulbad]

Why not throw in an i5 to compare as well? You certainly have the data at hand.

[vishalsundararajan]

I thought my i5 8300H will not be enough to handle AAA games, but seeing the i3 10100 is only 10% faster than my i5 8300H with DDR4 2666 2x8GB RAM, i'm sure i can hold it for an another year. I ran cinebench on my Dell G5 i5 8300H with undervolt @ -150 and i got 415 for single core and 2062 for multicore. This test was run with applications such as steam, skype, slack and with kaspersky internet security and VPN running on background.

[MrYevelnad]

Its really buffles me on how a hyperthreaded i3 has a higher single score than a pure core i3. Good job intel.

[manogyasingh]

Hey Jarrod! Awesome video with detailed comparison as usual! Can you review the Omen 15 with Ryzen? Thanks!

[AnshumanMishra-pcws]

Hi Jarrod, great video as always. Have always looked up to your channel for any info regarding laptops. I have one question though, the msi advanced bios option where you can enable undervolt, is it accessible in all the msi laptops or just some specific models of msi. Would be great if you can respond to this. Good wishes to you.❤️

p.s: other's reviews are also appreciated. 🙂