News Intel Quietly Launches Core i3-10100F To Battle The Non-Existent Ryzen 3 3300X

[RodroX]

H470 tops at 2933 for high end CPUs, but 2666mhz for a 10100f. You will be stuck with 2666mhz with this i3 with any chipset that isn't z490

Oh crap, I thought that since this H470 chipset was a bit more of a "high end" one, you could at least OC the RAM to 2933MHz. That sucks even more.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

No, it still doesn't support memory "overclocking" meaning ram cannot run past the memory spec for the processor. For i5, i3, and below, this spec is 2666mhz. For i7 and i9, this spec is 2933.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

So, what used to be sold for a premium price as an i7 with extra dark silicon is now an entry level i3. 🤔 I guess that's what you do when you have a bushel of lemons due to competition and want to move them, and your shareholders remind you that you're a for-profit company. Kudos to Intel for swallowing some pride and offering consumers a bit of value at the lower end of the pricing scale. Is this really the best bang for the buck in this price bracket though? Something to ponder, especially with the incoming Ryzen 5000 series.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Ryzen 5000 series will not compete with this chip, at least a launch. The cheapest in the stack is 3x what this CPU should cost.

 

[Unolocogringo]

What most people don't understand is these are limited chips.
AMD and Intel have chips that are not good enough for higher bin Specs.
So once they get a stockpile of these partially defective chips the create a SKU for them.
The 10100f was already low quality silicone but also had a defective GPU.
Once they had a certain number of them they release them.
Better to sell a partially functioning chip than trash it.
AMD does the same thing so no fanboy-ism here.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Most companies do that. Nvidia too.

You make a 3090 die that isn't up to standard, turn it into a 3080 die. It increases yields, decreases waste, and most likely lowers cost for the end user. Win win

 

[cryoburner]

Quietly because not much has changed or different from the first quad core i3, the i3-8100!😅 The "F" is quite poor value too without the integrated graphics where it is useful for VP9 codec and Adobe Premiere acceleration, or single GPU mining on a personal machine.

Actually, quite a bit has changed. The last two generations of i3s were 4-core, 4-thread chips without SMT (Hyperthreading). Much like the rest of the 10-series, they re-enabled SMT across the board this generation, making the 10100 and 10100F 4-core, 8-thread processors. That places their performance slightly above that of the locked i7-7700 from a few years back, or roughly on par with the 8th and 9th gen 6-core, 6-thread i5s. So, what had been a $300+ part up until 3 years ago is now effectively being sold around the $100 price point.

What most people don't understand is these are limited chips.
AMD and Intel have chips that are not good enough for higher bin Specs.
So once they get a stockpile of these partially defective chips the create a SKU for them.

Yep, which is the main reason why the Ryzen 3300X is hard to come by. Unlike the Ryzen 3 APUs, it utilizes the same chips as AMD's higher-end Zen2 processors, so they are not likely to bother selling any chips that could be put toward those parts as a 3300X.

 

[PapaCrazy]

A 2600k wouldn't come close to this, though I would probably still rather own one for overclocking fun.

If they can sell it for msrp, it will be a killer deal.

Currently the supposedly cheaper k varients of other chips aren't really any cheaper, but I hope this one is.

My current rig w/ a 2600k is near and dear, and I will always keep it around for nostalgia, OC tinkering, or backup PC. But... I'm very excited about Zen 3. I think the time to replace the 2600k has arrived.

This i3 is a pretty good deal though. My parents wanted me to build them a kitchen/family room PC for looking up recipes and plugging media into a TV. With an old GPU thrown in it, they'd be good to go on the cheap.

 

[jefferzbooboo]

My current rig w/ a 2600k is near and dear, and I will always keep it around for nostalgia, OC tinkering, or backup PC. But... I'm very excited about Zen 3. I think the time to replace the 2600k has arrived.

This i3 is a pretty good deal though. My parents wanted me to build them a kitchen/family room PC for looking up recipes and plugging media into a TV. With an old GPU thrown in it, they'd be good to go on the cheap.

Why even mess around with a GPU? Just use the regular i3-10100. I use one to do basic things like web browsing, youtube, or Kodi and it's more than adequate for those uses.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Gonna be honest, even my N3060 and 2gb ram is enough for a kodi box. Window and web browsing, not exactly.

 

[PapaCrazy]

Why even mess around with a GPU? Just use the regular i3-10100. I use one to do basic things like web browsing, youtube, or Kodi and it's more than adequate for those uses.

True, but I always have spare GPUs to lend. My dad is using an old 560ti I had in his work computer, but the fan stopped working so it's bound to die eventually. I have a GTX780 in a box ready to replace it. He doesn't game but he is one of the very few people who bought into the Nvidia 3d vision thing, just to watch movies. He even got a 120hz monitor. Hardly ever uses 3d vision, but thought I'd maintain that capability for their family room PC, The way I look at it, a GPU gives people the chance to pick up new hobbies.

 

[Dave Mitchell]

You have to give Intel credit.

They are highly experienced at 4 core 8 thread chips ...

And 14nm fabrication.

 

[RabindraMaharjan]

i3 10100f is i7 7700 renamed😉

 

[jgraham11]

Hmmmmm, AMD still hasn't announced lower end zen 3 processors, so... This might actually play a bit to Intel's advantage especially for those just getting into building a pc on a budget

Ok, realistically if the 10100F (65w)(2666MHz memory) which is what you get when it is paired with a non Z motherboard. It typically loses to the AMD 3300X under most workloads (especially gaming) by %20. Gamers Nexus did a review with the stock settings: Check it out here.

Personally I don't think this one will sell well, AMD's backwards and forward compatibility makes this CPU obsolete. If you don't have alot of money to start buy an AMD 2200g, later upgrade the graphics card, next upgrade the CPU to a 3300x or better. Keep upgradeing and instead of having to buy a new MB every year like what we've had from Intel.

 

[TerryLaze]

Ok, realistically if the 10100F (65w)(2666MHz memory) which is what you get when it is paired with a non Z motherboard. It typically loses to the AMD 3300X under most workloads (especially gaming) by %20. Gamers Nexus did a review with the stock settings: Check it out here.

It's also 30-40% more expensive...if you can even find it...

This will sell just as well as any other CPU from intel and AMD in the last two-three years, if you look at sales numbers everything the two can manufacture gets sold.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

This really doesn't compete with a 3300x.

It competes with the r3 3100. Both the price and performance gap is smaller than compared to the 3300x. Also the 3100 is in stock at most retailers.

 

[JayNor]

Intel removed ECC support from i3 , plus this CPU does not have Gen4 PCiexpress.. I dont think this CPU can compete against the Ryzen 3300X for just $20 less ...

Does 3300x have pcie4 and ECC support?
Does 3300x have avx512, dlboost?

 

[nofanneeded]

Does 3300x have pcie4 and ECC support?

Yes , Yes

Does 3300x have avx512, dlboost?

AVX , AVX2 , not AVX512 (i3 does not have AVX512 as well)

I dont know about dlboost

 

[johnwkuntz]

Intel expands its 10th Generation Comet Lake-S lineup with the Core i3-10100F.

Intel Quietly Launches Core i3-10100F To Battle The Non-Existent Ryzen 3 3300X : Read more

6 months and still no review or 3300x /3100 shootout? Come on guys, Give us poor folks some love.

 

[johnwkuntz]

They are easily available for $99 bucks and the 3100/3300x are going for $179 and $185 on Newegg and you have to wait for shipping from china. Do your less wealthy readers a favor and run a review and comparison on these.

 

[johnwkuntz]

I put mine on a ASRock H570M-ITX/ac Intel LGA 1200 Mini-ITX with 16 gigs of 3200 and it's jamming along fine on a $105 ITX motherboard.