Core i3 10100
Intel desktop processor · Core i 10th gen · launched April 2020
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Core i3 10100 launched at $122 in 2020. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $156 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 28% rise over 6 years. At its launch price that is 57 Blender points per $100.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2020 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Blender rendering score
Median score 70 (middle half of runs 66–75) across 25 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #224 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #25 of 25 in the Core i 10th gen.
This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.
Specifications
| Vendor | Intel |
|---|---|
| Series | Core i 10th gen |
| Launched | April 2020 |
| Launch price | $122 (1,000-unit price) |
| Socket | LGA 1200 |
| Cores / threads | 4 / 8 |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 6 MB |
| Rated power | 65 W (TDP) |
| Integrated graphics | UHD 630 |
| Tier | 3-series |
The Intel 3-series over time
Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i3 9350KF | 2019 | $173 | $224 | — |
| Core i3 9100 | 2019 | $122 | $158 | 52 |
| Core i3 9100F | 2019 | $122 | $158 | 56 |
| Core i3 9100T | 2019 | $122 | $158 | — |
| Core i3 9300 | 2019 | $143 | $185 | — |
| Core i3 9300T | 2019 | $143 | $185 | — |
| Core i3 9320 | 2019 | $154 | $199 | — |
| Core i3 9350K | 2019 | $173 | $224 | — |
| Core i3 10100 | 2020 | $122 | $156 | 70 |
| Core i3 10100T | 2020 | $122 | $156 | — |
| Core i3 10300 | 2020 | $143 | $183 | — |
| Core i3 10300T | 2020 | $143 | $183 | — |
| Core i3 10320 | 2020 | $154 | $197 | — |
| Core i3 10100F | 2020 | $97 | $124 | 72 |
| Core i3 10105 | 2021 | $122 | $149 | 72 |
| Core i3 10105F | 2021 | $97 | $118 | 72 |
Compare with
- Core i3 10100F · 2020 · $97 · 72
- Core i3 10100T · 2020 · $122
- Core i3 10300 · 2020 · $143
- Core i3 10300T · 2020 · $143
- Core i3 10320 · 2020 · $154
- Core i5 10400F · 2020 · $157 · 108
- Core i3 10105 · 2021 · $122 · 72
- Core i3 10105F · 2021 · $97 · 72
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