Intel 300 vs Intel Core i9-10900F

Comparative analysis of Intel 300 and Intel Core i9-10900F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel 300

Intel Core i9-10900F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel 300

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 46 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3235 vs 3030

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 30 Apr 2020
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3235 vs 3030

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10900F

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19930 vs 7160

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 4
L1 cache	640 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB vs 6 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19930 vs 7160

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel 300
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-10900F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3235

3030

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7160

19930

Name	Intel 300	Intel Core i9-10900F
PassMark - Single thread mark	3235	3030
PassMark - CPU mark	7160	19930
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8233

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel 300	Intel Core i9-10900F
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	30 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$82	$423
Place in performance rating	648	642
Architecture codename		Comet Lake
Processor Number		i9-10900F
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	163 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	640 KB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2.5 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	20 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	10
Number of threads	4	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Maximum frequency		5.20 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1700	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)