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Intel Core i7-2600K vs Intel Core i3-9100F

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 68 %
Intel Core i7-2600K
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-9100F
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 84 %
Intel Core i7-2600K
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-9100F
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
707
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
1,394
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
2,457
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
3,824
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
263 cb
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
445 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
808
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
1,069
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
1,865 cb
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
1,630 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
3,098
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
3,249
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
741.6 s
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
634.0 s
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
365
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
470
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
1,690
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
1,762
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
612 cb
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
660 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-2600KIntel Core i3-9100F
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupIntel Core i 2000 (28)Intel Core i 9000 (34)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge SCoffee Lake S Refresh
Technology32 nm14 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1155LGA 1151-2
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i3-10100F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-2600KIntel Core i3-9100F
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 4x
Frequency: 3.40 GHz 3.60 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.80 GHz 4.20 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.80 GHz 3.80 GHz
L2-Cache1.00 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB6.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-2600KIntel Core i3-9100F
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 3000no iGPU
GPU frequency0.85 - 1.35 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 96 /
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2011

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-2600KIntel Core i3-9100F
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-2600KIntel Core i3-9100F
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB64 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoYes
PCIe2.0 x 163.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-2600KIntel Core i3-9100F
TDP95 W65 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-2600KIntel Core i3-9100F
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ1/2011Q2/2019
Release price270 $97 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i7-2600K
Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.40 - 3.80 GHz
Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 3.60 - 4.20 GHz

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