i3-9100TE vs i3-9100F

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1365	1627
Place by popularity	40	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.44	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	6.17	8.15
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$122	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-9100F and Core i3-9100TE 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9100F and Core i3-9100TE 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

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

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

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

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9100F and Core i3-9100TE.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.40	3.13
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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