Release period
20-Feb-2011

Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Review

The Core i3 was intended to be the new low end of the performance processor line from Intel, following the retirement of the Core 2 brand.
The first Core i3 processors were launched on January 7, 2010.
The first Nehalem based Core i3 was Clarkdale-based, with an integrated GPU and two cores. The same processor is also available as Core i5 and Pentium, with slightly different configurations.
The Core i3-3xxM processors are based on Arrandale, the mobile version of the Clarkdale desktop processor. They are similar to the Core i5-4xx series but running at lower clock speeds and without Turbo Boost.
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Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Performance Specification

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TDP (Power)

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3.1 GHz

2 cores

Sandy Bridge

65W

32nm

LGA 1155/Socket H2

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L3 Cache

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3Mb

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DARKSIDE743

12:55 May-09-2013

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what is the price of this CPU?

MuhammadTalhaIsmail

07:08 May-09-2013

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is it good

Mazasrb

14:12 May-11-2013

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Yeah, it is pretty good can do 30% better than your E8400 in games. However any GPU stronger than 7790 would be bottlenecked.

Nirshadroxz

06:44 Apr-28-2013

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will it work with a hd 7850 ?

andy8800

07:05 Apr-28-2013

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yes, its a great combination but having bottleneck in VERY cpu intensive games like 64-man bf3 multiplayer

Naveen2195

07:42 Apr-28-2013

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and crysis 3 :)

danngtx650

15:32 Apr-17-2013

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what motherboard do you need for this?

moomoohead326

20:58 Apr-20-2013

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If you click the CPU socket link in the Details, it list Motherboards that support this CPU

corei32100

07:27 May-11-2013

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dh61ww for ths cpu

xfirex

08:57 Apr-11-2013

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Will This and a gtx 570 Work on a 400w PSU with 4 gb ram and 1 hdd

danngtx650

20:52 Apr-16-2013

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it is a good combination but you need the good motherboard.

xfirex

20:39 Apr-18-2013

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okay, thnx for the response :)

BilliTomoose

17:57 Apr-09-2013

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Will someone please tell me, is my processor better for GAMING only or this processor and why? -Thanks

Divayldide

14:20 Mar-29-2013

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How to overclock it ?? is this possible?? :D

Divayldide

20:46 Apr-05-2013

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Hy anybody home?? knock knock....! Is this possible??

MadGenius

08:27 Apr-06-2013

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yes you can oc it but it depends on your motherboard and if you oc it, you need a cpu cooler. if you have asus p8 motherboard, its easy to oc this cpu

Divayldide

16:54 Apr-06-2013

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