Intel Core i3 9100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 9100F, vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 9100F and AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 9100F
1057
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
900
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 9100F
4155
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
6230
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 9100F
58
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 9100F
66
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 9100F
2491
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
2066
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 9100F
6718
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
12277
Integer Math18 GOps/s41.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math15.4 GOps/s21.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search29 M primes/s35 M primes/s
Random String Sort11.3 M strings/s20.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption2 GB/s11.7 GB/s
Data Compression91.8 MB/s172.1 MB/s
Physics487 frames/s644 frames/s
Extended Instructions8 M matrices/s67 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 9100F
1422
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1118
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 9100F
4012
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
4965
File Compression328.4 MB/s473.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation27.2 KLines/s40.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser88 pages/s121.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering121.2 MP/sec154.2 MP/sec
Text Processing139.3 pages/s99.8 pages/s
Background Blur26.7 frames/s21.9 frames/s
Photo Processing43.1 frames/s48.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing4.61 MP/sec8.57 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 9100F
52.16
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
100.94

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 61.7 PPW 76.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 103.4 PPW 188.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 1 PPW n/a
Blender / W 0.8 PPW 1.55 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced April, 23, 2019 April, 11, 2017
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake n/a
Model number i3-9100F n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
General
Cores count46
Threads count412
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidth8 GT/sn/a
Multiplier36x32x
L1 cache64 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache256 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 4.8 billion
Process tech. 14 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1151 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR4-2666
Max Size 64 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 37.5 GB 39.74 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 16 20
Channels 41422 n/a

Results

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