i3-9100F vs Athlon II X4 631

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 631
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.34
Core i3-9100F
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.24
+216%

Core i3-9100F outperforms Athlon II X4 631 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 631 and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22591384
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.24
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.276.17
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date17 August 2011 (13 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

Athlon II X4 631 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size228 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 631 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM1FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 631 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

Athlon II X4 631 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 Athlon II X4 631 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 Athlon II X4 631 and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 631 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.

Athlon II X4 631 1.34
i3-9100F 4.24
+216%

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.

Athlon II X4 631 2122
i3-9100F 6735
+217%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X4 631 278
i3-9100F 1398
+403%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X4 631 866
i3-9100F 3737
+332%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.34 4.24
Recency 17 August 2011 23 April 2019
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

i3-9100F has a 216.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-9100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 631 in performance tests.


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