i7-975 Extreme Edition vs i3-9100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-9100F and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1372not rated
Place by popularity40not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.87no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency6.17no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-9100F and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0QPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s6.4 GT/s
Multiplier3625
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size126 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data731 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9100F and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9100F and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i3-9100F and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-9100F and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-9100F and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GB24 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9100F and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 April 2019 2 June 2009
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

i3-9100F has an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

i7-975 Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-9100F and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.


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