Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U vs i3-9100F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-9100F
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.24
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.94
+63.7%

Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U outperforms Core i3-9100F by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-9100F and Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13821017
Place by popularity37not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency6.1443.56
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Cezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 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 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3626
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size126 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9100F and Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 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
SocketFCLGA1151FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9100F and Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i3-9100F and Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9100F and Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 6.94
+63.7%

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
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 11026
+63.7%

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
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 1519
+8.7%

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 3734
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 4803
+28.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 6.94
Recency 23 April 2019 16 March 2021
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U has a 63.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-9100F in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-9100F is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-9100F and Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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