Core i3-9100F vs Pentium D 820

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 820 and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1305
Place by popularity	not in top-100	34
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	15.90
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium D	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Smithfield (2005)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	May 2005 (19 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 820 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	28 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Die size	206 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	169 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 820 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 configuration	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	775	LGA 1151-2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 820 and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 820 and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 820 and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 820 and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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