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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
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Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
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About This Product
The Intel Core i3-8100T is an end-of-life, low-power desktop CPU with 4 cores and 4 threads, clocked at 3.1 GHz. Its 35W TDP makes it suitable for compact, energy-efficient systems. For its current price of $59, it offers basic productivity performance but is significantly outclassed by modern budget CPUs like the Intel i3-10100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100 for general computing and light gaming.
Verdict
βBuy for ultra-low power, basic desktop builds, or replacing a failed CPU in an existing system.β
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
90.6 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
53.7 pts/$
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