i3-9100F vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads, 2064 Watt
10.82
+155%
Core i3-9100F
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.24

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Core i3-9100F by a whopping 155% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7131373
Place by popularitynot in top-10040
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.98
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-SeriesIntel Core i3
Power efficiencyno data6.17
Architecture codenameno dataCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and Core i3-9100F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads104
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache2.9 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache24 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and Core i3-9100F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)2064 ‑ 3220 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Apple M1 Pro and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 Pro 10.82
+155%
i3-9100F 4.24

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 Pro 17191
+155%
i3-9100F 6733

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M1 Pro 1690
+167%
i3-9100F 634

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M1 Pro 209
+22.2%
i3-9100F 171

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M1 Pro 12499
+207%
i3-9100F 4074

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M1 Pro 1768
+53.5%
i3-9100F 1152

WebXPRT 3

Apple M1 Pro 342
+67.6%
i3-9100F 204

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.82 4.24
Recency 18 October 2021 23 April 2019
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 10 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2064 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M1 Pro has a 155.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

i3-9100F, on the other hand, has 3075.4% lower power consumption.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-9100F in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Core i3-9100F is a desktop one.


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