Core i3-10110U: CPU benchmarks and laptop guide

The Intel Core i3-10110U is a 2019 Comet Lake-U dual-core that anchored entry-level business laptops, and 12 matched models in the catalog carry it. As a processor it meets the recommended CPU tier in 7 of the 69 games the site tracks. This guide covers where the chip sits among laptop CPUs in 2026, what it brings, and which laptops still run it.

Where the Core i3-10110U sits in 2026

A catalog score of 40.3 places it 323rd of 741 scored laptop CPUs — mid-table, in the thick of the used-market value zone. The neighborhood is a mix of eras: the A4-4300M, A4-3300M and Core i5-6300HQ (all 40.4) just above, and the Core i7-10710U (40.1), Core i5-7360U (39.9) and Ryzen 7 3700U (39.9) just below. Finishing a hair ahead of the six-core i7-10710U is the notable twist — strong single-core clocks let this budget dual-core outpoint its bigger sibling on the catalog's blended score.

What the chip brings

Comet Lake-U here is a 2-core, 4-thread design on the 14 nm process, rated at 15 W: a 2.1 GHz base with Turbo Boost up to 4.1 GHz — high frequencies for a budget part, which is exactly how it stays competitive. Public benchmark data shows a Geekbench single-core score of 1,215 with 2,167 multi-core: snappy in one thread, limited by two cores when work piles up.

Games: CPU-side readiness

Measured purely as a processor, the chip clears the recommended CPU tier for 7 of 69 cataloged games — Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege, Batman: Arkham Knight, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Mafia Definitive Edition and Civilization 6. A wide band sits at the minimum tier: Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, PUBG, Metro Exodus, Doom Eternal and Diablo 4 all list it above minimum but below recommended. The modern heavy tier — Starfield, Fortnite, Counter-Strike 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Elden Ring — falls below minimum. These verdicts are CPU-only: actual playability depends on the laptop's GPU and RAM, and this roster is integrated-graphics territory.

Laptops that carry it

The 12-model roster spans 2019–2021 entry-level machines: ThinkPads dominate with the L14 Gen 1 at $264, E14 and E15 at $269, L15 Gen 1 at $316 and L13 Yoga at $277, joined by Dell's Latitude 3410 at $276, 3510 at $378, Lenovo's ThinkBook 14-IML at $319, IdeaPad 3 at $373 and the ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 at $399. Laptops built around it typically show a median office comfort score of 75, energy efficiency of 69.9 and portability of 62.6 — dependable light-duty machines, with a median performance index of 37 and no discrete GPU in the typical unit.

Bottom line

The i3-10110U is a sensible budget choice for office work, study and browsing — its 4.1 GHz boost keeps everyday responsiveness honest, and the ThinkPad and Latitude machines around it are built to last. Gaming stays in the casual lane: seven recommended-tier games of 69, on integrated graphics, defines the ceiling. Buyers who multitask heavily should step up to a quad-core or better, but for a straightforward $265–$400 work laptop this chip still does the job it was designed for.