i3-9100F vs Ryzen 3 3300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3300U
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.57
Core i3-9100F
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.24
+18.8%

Core i3-9100F outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15241384
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.25
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core i3
Power efficiency22.526.17
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3300U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2136
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3300U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Ryzen 3 3300U 3.57
i3-9100F 4.24
+18.8%

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.

Ryzen 3 3300U 5673
i3-9100F 6735
+18.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 3 3300U 4280
i3-9100F 6509
+52.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 3 3300U 12357
i3-9100F 18118
+46.6%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 3 3300U 11.94
i3-9100F 11.81
+1.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 3 3300U 471
i3-9100F 634
+34.6%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 3300U 134
i3-9100F 171
+27.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 3 3300U 2.7
i3-9100F 3
+11.1%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 3 3300U 2398
i3-9100F 4052
+69%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 3 3300U 26
i3-9100F 44
+69.3%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 3 3300U 132
i3-9100F 218
+65%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 3300U 2578
i3-9100F 4074
+58%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 3300U 1212
+76.4%
i3-9100F 687

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 3300U 824
i3-9100F 1152
+39.8%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 3300U 3340
i3-9100F 4682
+40.2%

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 3300U 12118
i3-9100F 17150
+41.5%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 3300U 154
i3-9100F 204
+32.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.57 4.24
Recency 6 January 2019 23 April 2019
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 3 3300U has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

i3-9100F, on the other hand, has a 18.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.

The Core i3-9100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3300U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 3300U is a notebook processor while Core i3-9100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i3-9100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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