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IntelBX80684I39100F
AMD100-100000159BOX
▲ 8513,405 ▼

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

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▲ 701,688 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q2 2020.

Game EFps  
+1%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		232 EFps 251 EFps Slightly Better CSGO EFps.
+8%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		105 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+6% 		99 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		137 EFps +5% 131 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		117 EFps +4% 113 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		127 EFps 128 EFps +1%
Effective Speed 
+0%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 49,603 user samples
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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
15,293 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 242nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		80.1 % +0% 79.7 %
External Data: 1080p 
+1%
21 May20|Optimum Tech
Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga... 		FarC5 16%, StarWJFO 18%, R6S 2% 1 % OverW 17%, SotTR 17%, RDR2 4%, CSGO 9%
Average Score 
+14%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14% 		77.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		122 Pts 137 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+12%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		240 Pts 257 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		416 Pts 443 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		423 Pts 662 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+57%
Overclocked Score 
+17%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.6 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8% 		87.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		126 Pts 147 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+17%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		250 Pts 289 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+16%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		476 Pts 500 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+5%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		475 Pts 748 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+57%
Value & Sentiment 
+970%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.39 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,800% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		110 % Better value.
+17% 		94.4 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		85 % More popular.
+21% 		70 %
Price
Price (score) 		$88 Much cheaper.
+42% 		$150
Nice To Haves 
+33%
Age
Newest 		60 Months 47 Months More recent.
+22%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.8 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.2 GHz 4.3 GHz +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		474 Pts 753 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+59%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		427 Pts 677 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+59%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.1%
Average Bench 79.7%
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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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The 3300X is a 4-core Ryzen CPU. Priced at just $120 USD, it offers far better value to gamers than all the previous Ryzen CPUs. This is great news for potential buyers, but bad luck for gamers that recently spent nearly three times more on the 8-core 3700X. The reduction from eight to four cores results in more efficient caching and higher boost clocks. AMD’s marketing has abruptly broken from the firmly established “moar cores” mantra to a conveniently realistic: four cores are actually okay. Shifting goalposts this quickly reveals an unhealthy focus on first time buyers and a brazen disregard for existing customers. Sales tactics aside, unfortunately the 3300X remains constrained by architectural latency and the associated gaming bottleneck (frame drops). Comparing an overclocked 3300X pegged at 4425 MHz to a stock Intel Core i3-10100 running at 4100 MHz shows that the i3-10100 delivers better gaming performance in four out of five games. The 10100 also includes an iGPU with QuickSync hardware encoding. Since additional cores make little difference to gamers, there are no significant upgrades beyond the 3300X in the Ryzen product stack. In order to achieve better gaming performance, it is necessary to upgrade to a higher tier Intel CPU. Despite the barrage of anonymous hearsay pushed on social media, users will be hard pressed to find actual use cases that favor the 3300X over the i3-10100, especially when the 10100 is not handicapped by 2666 MHz RAM. Gamers are bottlenecked by the Ryzen architecture and desktop users need integrated graphics. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

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