Intel® Core™ i3-9100F

The Intel Core i3-9100F is a desktop processor with 4 cores and 4 threads, built on the Coffee Lake architecture (14 nm process). It launched in Apr 2019. Clocks run from 3.6 GHz base to 4.2 GHz boost. A 6-MB L3 cache backs the cores (1.8 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 64 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1151 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 65 W. Notable platform capabilities: Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Core i3-9100F scores 2,480 in single-core performance and 6,703 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 4,077 for overall performance, 7,829 for productivity performance, 8,151 for creator performance, 6,452 for engineering performance and 9,116 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,676 per core, 1,676 per thread and 103 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 506. Its performance index is 51, so its overall performance is 49% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i3-9100F scores 17,915 in integer math, 15,388 in floating-point math, 91,401 in compression, 2,015 in cryptography, 482 in physics simulation, 8,019 in vector SIMD, 29 in the prime sieve and 11,191 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 70% below in integer math, 66% below in floating-point math, 60% below in compression, 82% below in cryptography, 56% below in physics simulation, 48% below in vector SIMD, 57% below in the prime sieve and 51% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i3-9100F has 4 physical cores and runs 4 logical threads. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosts up to 4.20 GHz.

The Intel Core i3-9100F is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i3 family, uses the Coffee Lake architecture, carries the codename Coffee Lake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Apr 2019.

The Intel Core i3-9100F has 256 KB of L1 cache, 1 MB of L2 cache and 6 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 7.3 MB of cache, or 1.81 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i3-9100F has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 256 KB, L2 at 1 MB and L3 at 6 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 83% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i3-9100F supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 64 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core i3-9100F does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Core i3-9100F uses the FCLGA1151 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i3-9100F has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i3-9100F is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $122.

The Intel Core i3-9100F is also identified by the model number i3-9100F.

After an audit, 1 value was corrected and 1 empty field was filled on the Intel Core i3-9100F record. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

• L2 cache (total): 256 KB → 1,024 KB. Rule: L2 cache was stored per core. stored equals the per-core size in PassMark "4 x 256 KB". Sources: Vendor page (intel.com); PassMark: Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz; Wikipedia: List of Intel Core desktop processors (revision 1371607091).

The audit log is public: all changes for this CPU, the corrections overview and the method.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i3-9100F. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1151 socket as the Intel Core i3-9100F and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon E-2124, Intel Core i3-9100, Intel Core i5-7600K, Intel Core i5-7600 and Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5.