AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs Intel Core i3-9100F

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and Intel Core i3-9100F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

Intel Core i3-9100F

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 30% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3319 vs 2548

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319 vs 2548

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-9100F

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3319

2548

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	Intel Core i3-9100F
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319	2548
PassMark - Single thread mark		2490
PassMark - CPU mark		6719
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1078
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3394

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	Intel Core i3-9100F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q1'2020	23 April 2019
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating	1997	1479
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$389
Processor Number		i3-9100F
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.60 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)