Intel Core i3 9100F vs i3 8100: performance comparison
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Intel Core i3 9100F
Intel Core i3 8100
We compared two 4-core desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i3 9100F against the 3.6 GHz i3 8100. On this page, you’ll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
- Review
- Differences
- Performance
- Specs
- Comments
Review
General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Core i3 9100F
58
Core i3 8100
51
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Core i3 9100F
21
Core i3 8100
18
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Core i3 9100F
50
Core i3 8100
44
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Core i3 9100F
42
Core i3 8100
37
Key Differences
What are the key differences between 8100 and 9100F
Advantages of Intel Core i3 9100F
- Newer — released 1-year and 7-months later
- 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test — 1078 vs 949 points
Advantages of Intel Core i3 8100
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Core i3 9100F
+13%
1061
Core i3 8100
940
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 9100F
+14%
4168
Core i3 8100
3643
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i3 9100F
+12%
2538
Core i3 8100
2260
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 9100F
+10%
6791
Core i3 8100
6176
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Core i3 9100F
+14%
1084
Core i3 8100
954
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 9100F
+7%
3567
Core i3 8100
3344
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 9100F and i3 8100
General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | April 23, 2019 | October 5, 2017 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Coffee Lake |
| Model number | i3-9100F | i3-8100 |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | LGA-1151 |
| Integrated GPU | No | UHD Graphics 630 |
Performance
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency | 3. 6 GHz |
3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.2 GHz | — |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 28x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6MB (shared) | 6MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
| Integrated Graphics | — | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU Base Clock | — | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | — | 1100 MHz |
| Shading Units | — | 192 |
| TMUs | — | 24 |
| ROPs | — | 3 |
| Execution Units | — | 24 |
| TGP | — | 15 W |
Max. Resolution |
— | 4096×2304 — 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Core i3 9100F
n/a
Core i3 8100
0.38 TFLOPS
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-2400 |
| Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 37.5 GB/s | 37.5 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
| Official site | Intel Core i3 9100F official page | Intel Core i3 8100 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 16 |
| Extended instructions | SSE4. 1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 |
Cast your vote
Choose between two processors
Core i3 9100F
41 (54.7%)
Core i3 8100
34 (45.3%)
Total votes: 75
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So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i3 8100 or i3 9100F?
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Message
Promotion
Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Core i3-8100
Summary
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Intel Core i3-9100F
122%
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Intel Core i3-8100
100%
Relative performance
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Intel Core i3-9100F
116%
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Intel Core i3-8100
100%
Relative performance
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Intel Core i3-9100F
128%
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Intel Core i3-8100
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-9100F |
16% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 28% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 22% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8100 |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i3-9100F. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100F
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100F
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
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