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IntelBX80684I39100F
IntelBX8071512100
▲ 8413,461 ▼

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

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▲ 911,647 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

Effective Speed 
+18%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 38,502 user samples
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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: 256th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
4,192 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 100% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 88% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 88% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 133rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		80.1 % 94.2 % Faster effective speed.
+18%
Average Score 
+41%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9% 		80.5 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		122 Pts 173 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+42%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		240 Pts 327 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+36%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		416 Pts 584 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+40%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		423 Pts 820 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+94%
Overclocked Score 
+38%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.6 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6% 		89.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		126 Pts 179 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+42%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		250 Pts 348 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+39%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		476 Pts 661 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+39%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		475 Pts 841 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+77%
Value & Sentiment 
+69%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.32 % Hugely higher market share.
+300% 		0.08 %
Value
Value For Money 		103 % 121 % Better value.
+17%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		84 % 91 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Price
Price (score) 		$110 +1% $111
Nice To Haves 
+39%
Age
Newest 		67 Months 34 Months Much more recent.
+49%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts 60 Watts Slightly more energy efficient.
+8%
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 10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9% 		3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.2 GHz 4.3 GHz +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		474 Pts 842 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+78%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		427 Pts 821 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+92%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None UHD 730
Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.1%
Average Bench 94.2%

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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I don't really like how they added such a tax for the integrated graphics. An extra $20 for an iGPU - especially on an i3 - isn't good. However, this CPU is one of the fastest quad cores to date and can run even on the most potato of power supplies. It brings out incredible gaming performance up to 50% faster than the i3 10100. It even manages to beat 6 core CPUs from AMD that run on Zen2, very impressive for just an i3 processor. Good job Intel, you got your position as king back.  [Apr '22 Waaaaaal]

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