AMDHDZ955FBGMBOX
IntelBX80684I39100F

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.2GHz, K10.
Release date: Q1 2009.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q2 2019.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 75,713 user samples
41,403 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 60% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 38% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 38% Great: 60%
SPEED RANK: 752nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
34,310 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 72% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 236th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
51.5 % 80.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+56%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
76 Pts 88 Pts Lower memory latency.
+16%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
45.5 Pts 122 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+168%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
90.1 Pts 240 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+166%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
158 Pts 416 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+163%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
163 Pts 423 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+160%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87.8 Pts 94.6 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
54.3 Pts 126 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+132%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
108 Pts 250 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+131%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
205 Pts 476 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+132%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
207 Pts 475 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+129%
Market Share
Based on 67,711,591 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.3 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,400%
Value
Value For Money
71.8 % 110 % Much better value.
+53%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 85 % Much more popular.
+55%
Price
Price (score)
$83 Slightly cheaper.
+5%
$88
Age
Newest
181 Months 60 Months Much more recent.
+67%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+48%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
45 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+69%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+12%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.2 GHz 4.2 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+31%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
207 Pts 474 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+129%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
165 Pts 427 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+159%
Series
CPU Architecture
K10 Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM3 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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Intel’s Core i3-9100F is a quad-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.2 GHz, 6 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler. Gamers should pair the 9100F with a Z390 motherboard and unlock higher XMP RAM speeds. This will deliver up to a 15% fps boost which is well worth it considering that many Z390 boards are available for around $100 USD (here is one of the builds from our EFps test lab). The 9100F has great single core performance coupled with a strong memory sub system. This enables it to deliver excellent all round performance, easily holding its own against far pricier CPUs for the majority of use cases. The heavily hyped 12 threaded 6 core Ryzen 3600, paired with a 2060S, barely pulls ahead in any of the top five games. [Oct '19 CPUPro]

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