Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-7101E can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 2 Cores and 4 Threads. This CPU may not do well with games especially more recent releases. Best to check with your system requirements from the developer of the games you are interested to see if it is compatible. [More ...]

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Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151

Clockspeed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 54 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7101E CPU @ 3.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 37.87

Overall Rank:
2121st fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
1032nd fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
598th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $117.00 USD (2017-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4430

Single Thread Rating

2407

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz

Integer Math	13,902 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,770 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,032 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,570 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	63,844 KBytes/Sec
Physics	239 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,206 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,407 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2025

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2025.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,757
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,717
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz		4,430

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		108.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz		37.87
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA
Intel Core i9-12900K		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz		2,407

Last 1 Baselines for Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1683451 - Nov 30 2022		4430

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz		4,430
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i3-7101E		3,393 (-23.4%)
AMD Athlon 240GE vs Intel Core i3-7101E		4,539 (+2.4%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i3-7101E		4,100 (-7.5%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-7101E		5,235 (+18.2%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-7101E		4,791 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-7101E		4,672 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-7101E		4,516 (+1.9%)
AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i3-7101E		4,457 (+0.6%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i3-7101E		4,219 (-4.8%)
AMD Athlon X4 880K vs Intel Core i3-7101E		3,663 (-17.3%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i3-7101E		3,544 (-20.0%)
AMD A12-9800E vs Intel Core i3-7101E		3,471 (-21.6%)

Is the Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,190
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,360
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,702
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,449
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,431
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,328
Intel Core i3-7101E @ 3.90GHz		529

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