Intel Core i3 9100F

Intel Core i3 9100F
  • Cores: 4
  • L3 cache: 6MB (shared)
  • TDP: 65 W
  • Transistor size: 14 nm
Core i3 9100F - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket LGA-1151 that has 4 cores and 4 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3600 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4200 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 6 MB. Please note that this chip doesn’t have integrated graphics.

Review

Single-Core Performance
42
Multi-Core Performance
12
Power Efficiency
42
Integrated Graphics
n/a
NanoReview Final Score
30
Compare Intel Core i3 9100F with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core i3 9100F in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
66
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
245

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1422
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4012
File compression 328.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 27.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 88 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 121.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 139.3 pages/sec
Background blur 26.7 images/sec
Photo processing 43.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.61 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 898 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2481
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
6701
Integer math 17.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 15.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 29M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 11.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 91.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 483 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 2876 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
52.16

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 3.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 61.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 103.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 0.8 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-31 (Elitube)Geekbench 6 CPU1497 / 4340
📘 2024-08-16 (Mahdi)Cinebench 202458 / 207

Specifications

Core i3 9100F technical specifications

General

Vendor Intel
Released April 23, 2019
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake
Model number i3-9100F
Integrated GPU No
AMD Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
Successor - Intel Core i3 14100F

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4
P-Threads 4
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4
Total Threads 4
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W
Socket LGA-1151
Peak Temperature 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking - 180th place

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2400
Max. Memory Size 64 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
ECC Support Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 9100F official page
PCI Express Version 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C
- Performance: Boost 2.0, EIST, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: TXT, XD bit

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