i3-8109U vs Athlon 64 TF-20

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Core i3-1005G1 Core i3-1115G4 Core i3-1215U Core i3-6006U Core i3-8100B Core i3-8100H Core i3-8109U Core i3-8121U Core i3-8130U Core i3-8140U Core i3-8145U Core i3-8145UE

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Athlon 64 TF-20 Athlon 64 TF-20
i3-8109U i3-8109U

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1703
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon 64Intel Core i3
Power efficiencyno data9.06
Architecture codenameSherman (2009)Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$304

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate667 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache0.1 MB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data123 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U 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)
SocketS1g1FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus ProtectionIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
eDRAMno data128 MB
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U 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 Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U 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 Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data300 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary

Recency 1 May 2009 2 April 2018
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 28 Watt

Athlon 64 TF-20 has 12% lower power consumption.

i3-8109U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U. We've got no test results to judge.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-8109U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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