Pentium J4205 vs i3-9100F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-9100F
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.24
+183%
Pentium J4205
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.50

Core i3-9100F outperforms Pentium J4205 by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-9100F and Pentium J4205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13842155
Place by popularity37not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.250.17
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium
Power efficiency6.1714.19
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-9100F has 5929% better value for money than Pentium J4205.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-9100F and Pentium J4205 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 speed3.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3615
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9100F and Pentium J4205 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)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9100F and Pentium J4205. 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 Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i3-9100F and Pentium J4205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-9100F and Pentium J4205 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-9100F and Pentium J4205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 505
Max video memory-8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-800 MHz
Execution Units-18
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-9100F and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-9100F and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-+
OpenGL-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9100F and Pentium J4205.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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.

i3-9100F 4.24
+183%
Pentium J4205 1.50

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.

i3-9100F 6735
+183%
Pentium J4205 2384

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.

i3-9100F 1398
+403%
Pentium J4205 278

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.

i3-9100F 3737
+395%
Pentium J4205 755

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 1.50
Recency 23 April 2019 30 August 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

i3-9100F has a 182.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Pentium J4205, on the other hand, has 550% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-9100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J4205 in performance tests.


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