Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-9100F can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 4 Cores and 4 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2400, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-9100F CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i3-9100F CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 134.75

Overall Rank:
1555th fastest in multithreading out of 4878 CPUs
845th fastest in single threading out of 4878 CPUs
465th fastest in out of 1390 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.99 USD (2024-09-15)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6736

Single Thread Rating

2499

Samples: 1914*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,941
Thread: 2,406

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	18,054 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,453 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,378 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,989 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	92,163 KBytes/Sec
Physics	490 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,043 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,499 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$110.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$49.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,036
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,475
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,115
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,597
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,262
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,748
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,547
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		6,736

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		244.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		212.70
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		154.00
Intel Core i9-13900K		143.99
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		134.75
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.49
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,621
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,029
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,803
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,688
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		2,499

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2231544 - Oct 28 2024		7075
BL2226094 - Oct 22 2024		6964
BL2224073 - Oct 19 2024		7005
BL2223923 - Oct 19 2024		7263
BL2222679 - Oct 18 2024		6946

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz
As of 2nd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		6,736
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,755 (+0.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,973 (+3.5%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,100 (-9.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i3-9100F		7,129 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,055 (-10.1%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,033 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		5,692 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		5,625 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		5,572 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		5,568 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		5,497 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		5,227 (-22.4%)

Is the Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,254
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		10,095
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,866
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,334
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,257
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,108
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,477
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,078
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,955
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		1,245

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz

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