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Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core i7-11800H

WINNER
Intel Core 3 100U
47Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-11800H
46.3Inno Score
49.4Single-core51.8
33.6Multi-core41.1
75.3Efficiencyspec-based40.5
—iGPU37.8
45.9Platformspec-based60.5
4 spec wins — Intel Core 3 100U7 spec wins — Intel Core i7-11800H

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core 3 100U scores 47 against 46.3 for Intel Core i7-11800H. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 3 100U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-11800H

  • Stronger multi-core score: 41 vs 34
  • 140% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 10 MB
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
  • 92% higher Base clock: 2.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • 59% higher PassMark: 19,575 vs 12,302

General

General comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i7-11800H
Announced20242021
Process10 nm10 nm
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP55 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i7-11800H
Cores68+33%
Performance cores2—
Efficiency cores4—
Threads816+100%
Base clock1.2 GHz2.3 GHz+92%
Boost clock4.7 GHz+2%4.6 GHz
L3 cache10 MB24 MB+140%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i7-11800H
iGPUIntel Graphics (64 EU)Intel UHD Graphics Xe (32 EU)
iGPU clock1,250 MHz1,450 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i7-11800H
Memory supportDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR5X-5200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-3200
Max memory96 GB128 GB+33%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i7-11800H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,295+5%Bottom 35%2,193Bottom 28%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,940Bottom 19%9,254+33%Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,499Bottom 30%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—11,662Bottom 49%
PassMark12,302Bottom 22%19,575+59%Bottom 50%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—670Bottom 24%

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