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IntelBX80684I39100F
▲ 53588 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3GHz, Sandy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2011.

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▲ 8513,405 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 36,475 user samples
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2,165 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.3 GHz
Worst Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 66% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 270th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
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 		77.7 % 80.1 % +3%
Average Score 
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87.1 Pts 88 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		96.7 Pts 122 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+26%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		192 Pts 240 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+25%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		369 Pts 416 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		585 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+38% 		423 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+7%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.3 Pts +1% 94.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		118 Pts 126 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		233 Pts 250 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		457 Pts 476 Pts +4%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		715 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+51% 		475 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.38 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		78.7 % 110 % Much better value.
+40%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 85 % Much more popular.
+60%
Price
Price (score) 		$265 $88 Much cheaper.
+67%
Nice To Haves 
+25%
Age
Newest 		151 Months 60 Months Much more recent.
+60%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		130 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+50%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores Much higher core count.
+50% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz 3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.9 GHz 4.2 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		888 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+87% 		474 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		728 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+70% 		427 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Sandy Bridge-E Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA2011 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q4'11 Q2'19
Cache
Cache 		15 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2, AVX, AES Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.9 GHz 4.20 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s DMI3
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DDR4-2400
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		51.2 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		No Yes
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		40 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 77.7%
Average Bench 80.1%
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The fact that the near three year old Intel i7-3960X still tops the speed charts reflects just how little competition there is in the CPU market. Intel have dominated for so long that there is simply no economic incentive to push the speed boundaries at anywhere nearly the pace of improvement we saw in previous years. The i7-3960X has 6 cores and 12 threads which is two cores more than the vast majority of Intel's other top end processors. The extra two cores explain why the 3960X still performs so well compared to the majority of the 3960X's newer siblings. This processor will offer little more than a far cheaper i3 to regular desktop users but for server orientated workloads it is still one of the best processors available. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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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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