Intel Core i3 Comet Lake i3-10100 BOX

People's Processor

Even after the release of the 12th generation of Intel Alred Lake processors, the predecessors do not plan to lose ground. The 10th generation Core i3 Comet Lake chips are in particular demand, which hold the lead in the low-cost segment after the rise in price of AMD Ryzen processors and have not lost any price in several years of their existence. And this is not surprising, because in fact it was the first Core i3 in history, which supported auto-overclocking and multi-threading, like its older brothers Core i5 and Core i7.

First Core i3 to support multi-threading and auto-overclocking

The hero of today's review, the Core i3-10100 BOX is the youngest model in the Core i3 Comet Lake family. It is equipped with 4 physical and 4 additional virtual cores with support for Hyper-Threading technology. In normal mode, the cores operate at a frequency of 3.6 GHz, and in case of a lack of computing power, they can automatically overclock to 4.3 GHz. In terms of pure performance, the processor shows the same results as the Core i7-7700, which until recently was considered the flagship processor used in gaming PCs and workstations. Even with a simple motherboard and standard non-overclocked RAM, the Core i3-10100 processor is able to unleash the potential of a powerful graphics card of past generations a la GeForce GTX 1070 Ti. What can we say about entry-level office and home PCs.

Savings on the video card

Another beauty of the Core i3-10100 BOX processor is its versatility. Firstly, it is already equipped with an integrated Intel UHD 630 graphics card. Of course, its power is not enough for modern games, but to connect a monitor it is what you need. Especially if you look at the prices of low-cost video cards from Radeon and NVIDIA, which, after the semiconductor crisis, have grown in price even more than cryptocurrencies. Secondly, a standard cooler is included with the processor, which allows you to save a little more when assembling a PC.