Intel Core i3-9100 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i3-9100 was released in Q2/2019 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1151. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i3-9100 achieved a result of 1,069 points (single-core) or 3,249 points (multi-core).
Intel Core i3-9100

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i3-9100
Family: Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group: Intel Core i 9000 (34)
Architecture: Coffee Lake S Refresh
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 9
Predecessor: Intel Core i3-8100
Successor: Intel Core i3-10100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-9100 has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-9100 is 3.60 GHz (4.20 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 3.80 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-9100 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i3-9100 has the Intel UHD Graphics 630 installed, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors (192 shaders).

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2017
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-9100 supports a maximum of 64 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 38.4 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2400
38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory: 64 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-9100 has a TDP of 65 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i3-9100 is made in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 6.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 122 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-9100 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
68
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
68
Intel Core i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
68
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
66
Intel Core i3-10105F Intel Core i3-10105F
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
66
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
66
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
66

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-8400T Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz
272
Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
262
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
251
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
250
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
250
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
246
Intel Core i7-4770K Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
246

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1084
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1082
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1074
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1072
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1072
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz
1071
Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1071

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4207
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4120
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3965
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3921
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3921
Intel Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3829
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
3803

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i7-7800X Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1406
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
1402
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1402
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1394
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1394
Intel Core i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
1394
Intel Core i9-7960X Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
1394

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i7-4771 Intel Core i7-4771
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3910
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3868
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3864
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3824
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3824
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
3824
Intel Core i5-8400T Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz
3816

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1073
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1072
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1070
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1069
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1069
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1069
Intel Core i5-10600T Intel Core i5-10600T
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1068

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-9300T Intel Core i3-9300T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3265
Intel Core i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
3263
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
3254
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3249
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3249
Intel Xeon D-2123IT Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3249
Intel Core i7-6700TE Intel Core i7-6700TE
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3244

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-10100 Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
448
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
447
Intel Core i9-7980XE Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz
446
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
445
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
445
Sony Playstation 5 Pro Sony Playstation 5 Pro
8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz
441
Intel Core i3-10105F Intel Core i3-10105F
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
441

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1711
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1683
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1654
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1630
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1630
Intel Xeon E-2224 Intel Xeon E-2224
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1589
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1589

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium Gold G6500 Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6600 Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
Intel HD Graphics P630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i3-10100 Intel Core i3-10100
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i3-10100E Intel Core i3-10100E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i3-10100T Intel Core i3-10100T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz
6781
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz
6781
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
6777
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
6685
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
6685
Intel Core i7-4770S Intel Core i7-4770S
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
6610
AMD FX-8120 AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
6596

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-7400 Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
623.6
Intel Core i5-4690 Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
625.6
AMD FX-9590 AMD FX-9590
8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz
625.9
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
634
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
634
Intel Core i5-7500 Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
638.4
Intel Core i5-6500 Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
642.1

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-3820 Intel Core i7-3820
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1771
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
6C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
1770
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1762
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1751
Intel Core i7-3770S Intel Core i7-3770S
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
1730
Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1723
Intel Core i5-7600 Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1709

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-8310 AMD FX-8310
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
665
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
665
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
663
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
660
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
660
Intel Xeon E-2224G Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
660
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
649

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