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

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 38,212 user samples
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3,902 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 225th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
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 		80.7 % +1% 80.1 %
Average Score 
+22%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		70.9 Pts 88 Pts Lower memory latency.
+24%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		125 Pts +2% 122 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		247 Pts +3% 240 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		485 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+17% 		416 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		892 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+111% 		423 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+25%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		84.8 Pts 94.6 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		133 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+6% 		126 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		264 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6% 		250 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		525 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+10% 		476 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1031 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+117% 		475 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+1,469%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.3 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,900%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % 85 % Much more popular.
+37%
Nice To Haves 
+217%
Age
Newest 		65+ Months 60 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2029 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+328% 		474 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1837 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+330% 		427 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.7%
Average Bench 80.1%
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This was the ultimate niche CPU. At the time of its release, it had an optimal combination of multi-core performance without sacrificing as much single- and quad- as the higher-core CPUs, at an excellent price-point. It utilizes quad-channel RAM. If you were a content creator without external funding, had one machine in the budget, then this chip might even now in mid-2019 be what you're looking for. The higher-end Threadrippers will throw more cores at you... for up to five times the price. If you've a home studio, running a DAW on the same PC you use for everything; or you do your own video editing; or you're an independent streamer; then those extra 12 or 18 cores aren't really going to help you that much anyway, for all that extra cash - AND those CPUs have lower performance in more common applications (single- low-thread apps). Not worth it. Intel isn't even on the table, of course. If you're reading this in the future: these benchmarks have multiple categories for a reason. Read and think. Find the best combination for what you intend to do with it - not some arbitrary "the best" overall. There is no such thing, because you won't be using your computer for Overall, now will you? [Aug '19 spacefiddle]

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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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