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Intel BX80684I39100F

Core i3-9100F

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

Average Bench: 80.1% (236th of 1442)

Based on 34,310 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000906EB, BFEBFBFF000906EA Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-9100F CPU @ 3.60GHz

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]

Poor: 72%Average: 80.1% Great: 86%
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i3-9100F averaged just 19.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i3-9100F near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 88Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 122Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i3-9100F is just 14%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i3-9100F performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 427Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 423Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 34,310 samples)
Rank 23680.1%
Min Avg Max
81.3 Memory 88 94.6
111 1-Core 122 126
218 2-Core 240 250
84.1% 150 Pts
Min Avg Max
326 4-Core 416 476
342 8-Core 423 475
56% 420 Pts
Min Avg Max
344 64-Core 427 474
26.4% 427 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 466
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 244
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 468
62% 464 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
77.8% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 414
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,762,946 CPUs tested

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MSRP ≈ $95 @ launch in Apr '19
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Gaming 40%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: MSI H310M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7C09)

CPU
Core i3-9100FIntel  $88Bench 80%, 34,310 samples1,506x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples636x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples463x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples357x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples457x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples283x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $52Bench 45%, 156,194 samples206x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples203x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples164x
HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GBKingstonBench 44%, 32,519 samples155x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $345

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i3-9100F Processor
Launch DateQ2'19
Processor Numberi3-9100F
# of Cores4
# of Threads4
Cache6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed3.60 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.20 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP65 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015C (65W)

Memory

Max Memory Size64 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2400
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1151

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

CPUPro
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2,072

Official site ark.intel.com/...

9th generation Coffee Lake processor...

Added 4 years ago.
USA-User
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9,840

Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

2 months ago.

DEU-User
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5,743

Terrible

2 months ago.

Very good price for performance

IRN-User
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3,958

Terrible

1 month ago.

The CPU is great for its price and a good option to buy

MEX-User
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3,728

Excellent

2 years ago.

Very cheap and efficient processor

CZE-User
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3,344

Liked

3 years ago.

Comment 

Handily beats AMD's Ryzen 3000 in gaming performance and value.—Jul '20

ARG-User
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3,228

Good

2 months ago.

Insane price-performance relation, love it

KOR-User
Avatar level
3,206

Good

5 months ago.

great performance quick responding i never regret to choose this CPU

GRC-User
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3,145

Excellent

2 months ago.

The best Intel budget CPU out there

SWE-User
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2,784

Good

3 years ago.

Ok price to performance, got it due to a motherboard bundle being cheaper, but would rather get the Ryzen 3 3100 as the 8 threads it has are really starting to be needed now that games are getting more and more multicore, which shows since I'm starting to get stutters in some of the games I'm playing due to the 9100F only having 4 threads

BEL-User
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2,534

Good

10 months ago.

i have this and the other one i had that one didnt like it

CPUPro
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2,072

Good

4 years ago.

MDA-User
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1,270

Excellent

3 years ago.

Really good price to performance

ColdSpy
Avatar level
330

Good

4 years ago.

A reasonable sub-100 budget gaming CPU, 4 core 4 thread at 3.6 to 4.2GHz is great for modern gaming (albeit you'll get lower performance on some titles as they may use more than 4 cores) and almost all everyday tasks.

0306
Avatar level
216

Excellent

3 years ago.

Extreme value for a CPU at these speeds!

Test19
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104

Excellent

4 years ago.

A $80 CPU that would work with a 580 or so.

TheSowut
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56

Excellent

4 years ago.

what the hell

Antimat
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42

Good

3 years ago.

In my country (SVK) is only 80-90€ for new CPU. For that price is great 4core CPU for low budget gamers with nice performace..... I dont know what some people write "bad performace only 4 core" .... For that price is bad? Really? I dont think so...

GTX645
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32

Good

2 years ago.

Super cpu for price, it don't (almost) bottleneck an RTX 2060 but it has only 4 threads

ITheDoorI
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12

Good

4 years ago.

Very good value for an i3 CPU, I'm honestly convinced.

MSIGOD
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8

Good

4 years ago.

AMD is not always yes

shivam342
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4

Excellent

4 years ago.

Budget King!!!

ItsOrion
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2

Good

3 years ago.

Pretty decent performance for the price. It's enough for 1080p high settings gaming at a good framerate. but being only 4 threads it will definitely struggle with some modern games and multitasking.

alfaivre
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2

Excellent

3 years ago.

Great value for a CPU.

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