Intel - Core i3-10100 10th Generation 4-Core - 8-Thread - 3.6 GHz (4.3 GHz Turbo) Socket LGA1200 Locked Processor

Great quality processor. Good price for a mid range gaming system. Can't go wrong with Intel.

This latest 10th gen i3 is a quad-core, 8 thread CPU. With the latest version of QuickSync this is perfect for my project.

I have built hundreds of gaming systems over the past 20 years. The 10th Intel Core i3-10100 is a fast little chip. It has four cores and 8 threads which is basically the same category as an 8th gen i7 and below. It is great for gaming paired with a good midgrade graphics card like a gtx 1650 or 1660 or an RX 570 or RX 5500xt for a little over a hundred dollars the performance to price competes with AMD Ryzen CPUs for value.

Great price for a 4 core CPU with good single threaded performance.

i3 is usually looked at as being the bottom of the Intel CPU stack and that primarily does not change here. The 10th generation i3 has only 4 cores that are hyper-threaded to give you 8 threads. Essentially you have a very up-to-date i7 2600K, which came out in 2013, I believe. If you know anything about the history of computers that was the CPU that got us to where we are today. (Thanks Intel). Today, this would not be considered top of the line or anywhere near it, but it is still a great performer for a mid-tier 1080p gaming system. Pair this with an NVIDIA GTX 10 series GPU such as the 1070 or above or AMD Radeon 570 or above and you will not be disappointed with your purchase at all. This is great for entry level gaming PCs, but NOT for streaming, I suggest you move up the product stack to accomplish that kind of task.

Bought but replaced as this is more for budget seeing as I saw many reviews saying it an I7 7700 from 4 years ago. Which is still a good CPU but more of a budget-friendly CPU now. Good for now since you cannot find Ryzen CPU this good in the price range of $100.