Intel Core i3-9100F
VS
Intel Core i5-9400F
Intel Core i3-9100F
VS
Intel Core i5-9400F

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i3-9100F and Intel Core i5-9400F? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i3-9100F or Intel Core i5-9400F? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.60 GHz
Frequency
2.90 GHz
4
CPU Cores
6
4.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.10 GHz
4
CPU Threads
6
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
3.80 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)
no data
no data
Turbo (6 Cores)
3.90 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i3-9100F or Intel Core i5-9400F. 

No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
--
Max. Memory
--

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
No
h265 8bit
No
No
h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-2400
Memory type
DDR4-2666
64 GB
Max. Memory
128 GB
2
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
16
PCIe lanes
16

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

65 W
TDP
65 W
100 °C
Tjunction max.
100 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

6.00 MB
L3-Cache
9.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
14 nm
Coffee Lake Refresh
Architecture
Coffee Lake Refresh
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
LGA 1151
Socket
LGA 1151-2
Q2/2019
Release date
Q1/2019
ca. 97 $
Market price
ca. 157 $

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i3-9100F
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