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Intel Core i3-9100F Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-12-04

The Intel Core i3-9100F has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 9. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1151-2 socket and was released in Q2/2019. The Intel Core i3-9100F scores 1,069 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,249 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i3-9100F
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:	--
Successor:	Intel Core i3-10100F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-9100F has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-9100F is 3.60 GHz (4.20 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

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

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-9100F has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-9100F uses the no iGPU, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

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

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-9100F is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1151-2
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:	97 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz (4.20 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-9100F 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.

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Cinebench R23 (16GB DDR4-2666), Windows 10 Pro

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 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	68
	Intel Core i7-9700 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	68
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	68
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	66
	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	66
	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	66
	Intel Core i3-9100 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 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	272
	Intel Core i7-4790K 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	262
	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	251
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	250
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	250
	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	246
	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 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	1084
	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1082
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1074
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1072
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1072
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	1071
	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 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4207
	Intel Core i7-6700T 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	4120
	Intel Core i5-6600K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3965
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3921
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3921
	Intel Processor 300 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	3862
	Intel Core i5-4670K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3829

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 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1406
	Intel Core i5-8600 6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz	1402
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1402
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1394
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1394
	Intel Core i9-9820X 10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz	1394
	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 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3910
	Intel Core i3-8300 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	3868
	Intel Core i5-4690K 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	3864
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3824
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3824
	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	3824
	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 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1073
	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1072
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	1070
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1069
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1069
	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1069
	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 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	3265
	Intel Core i7-970 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	3263
	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz	3254
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3249
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3249
	Intel Xeon D-2123IT 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	3249
	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 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	448
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	447
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz	446
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	445
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	445
	Sony Playstation 5 Pro 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	441
	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 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1711
	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1683
	Intel Xeon E-2234 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1654
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1630
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1630
	Intel Xeon E-2224 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1589
	Intel Core i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1589

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 4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz	6781
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G 4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz	6781
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	6777
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	6685
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	6685
	Intel Core i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	6610
	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 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	623.6
	Intel Core i5-4690 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	625.6
	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	625.9
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	634
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	634
	Intel Core i5-7500 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	638.4
	Intel Core i5-6500 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	642.1

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	486
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	483
	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	472
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	470
	Intel Core i5-8500 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	464
	Intel Core i7-6700K 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	464
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	462

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 i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1781
	Intel Core i7-3820 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1771
	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 6C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	1770
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1762
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1751
	Intel Core i7-3770S 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	1730
	Intel Core i7-2700K 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1723

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 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	665
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	665
	Intel Core i7-6700T 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	663
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	660
	Intel Xeon E-2224G 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	660
	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	660
	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	649

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
358 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
355 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
644 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
624 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,875 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,809 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,509 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,476 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
664 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
612 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,450 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
241 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
743 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
250 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,105 entries

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