IntelBX80684I39100F
AMDYD2600BBAFBOX

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

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
232 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+17%
198 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
105 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+9%
96 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
137 EFps +1% 135 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
117 EFps +4% 113 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
127 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+10%
115 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 213,898 user samples
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
179,588 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 331st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
73.3 %
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Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
88 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15%
76.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
122 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+13%
108 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
240 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+14%
210 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
416 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+10%
377 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
423 Pts 621 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+47%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.6 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+13%
83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
126 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
250 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+8%
232 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
476 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7%
446 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
475 Pts 676 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+42%
Market Share
Based on 67,720,397 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.32 % 0.43 % Much higher market share.
+34%
Value
Value For Money
110 % Better value.
+21%
91.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
85 % More popular.
+12%
76 %
Price
Price (score)
$88 Much cheaper.
+30%
$125
Age
Newest
60 Months More recent.
+17%
72 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 12 nm Newer manufacturing.
+14%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8%
3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
474 Pts 889 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+88%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
427 Pts 800 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+87%
Series
CPU Architecture
Coffee Lake Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 AM4
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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The Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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