It’s possible that the 10th Gen Core i3 won’t be the only CPUs to get Hyper-Threading at their disposal. Recent rumors attribute HT to absolutely all processors in Intel’s upcoming desktop CPU lineup.
And this is, whatever one may say, a reasonable decision. Intel’s sale of multithreading technology has looked ridiculous, to put it mildly. One has only to look at the Core i7-8700 (6 cores, 12 threads) and the Core i7-9700 (8 cores, 8 threads), where the newer processor could not always beat its predecessor.
But let’s move on to the sample of the budget Core i3-10100 processor that has been lit up in the Sisoftware database:
Information about the Core i3-10100 states that it is part of the yet-to-be-released 10th Gen Comet Lake-S lineup designed for the desktop platform.
In terms of technical specifications, the Core i3-10100 will have four cores and eight threads. The chip has a clock speed of 3600 MHz, 6MB of L3 cache, and 1MB of L2 cache.
In terms of the totality of its characteristics, the new budget processor resembles the Core i7-7700, with the exception of the amount of cache memory of the third level and the possibility of automatic overclocking to a frequency of 4200 MHz. However, it is too early to draw conclusions on the latter. Currently, existing samples of Core i3-10100 processors, for the most part, are engineering and the final product may differ from the one lit up today. Based on this, it is quite possible that Intel will adjust its plans and add not only Hyper-Threading but also Turbo Boost to the budget segment.
This is indirectly hinted at by the currently walking list of all CPUs of the Comet Lake-S platform. It features Hyper Threading and Turbo Boost technology on every processor:
But, these are just rumors and such information should be treated with great caution.
The stagnation of the processor giant is visible to the naked eye. Nevertheless, even on the outdated 14nm ++ process technology, Intel CPUs are able to conquer high frequencies. Plus, judging by the leaks described above, the Santa Clara company is preparing a powerful blow to the recently released Ryzen 3000. Anyway, 6 cores, 12 threads for $199 look impressive.
Source: WccfTech
