Intel Core i3-9100F vs AMD A10-6800K

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and AMD A10-6800K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i3-9100F

AMD A10-6800K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 74°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2497 vs 1597
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6735 vs 3194
Around 99% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1078 vs 542
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3394 vs 1494

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 4 June 2013
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497 vs 1597
PassMark - CPU mark	6735 vs 3194
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078 vs 542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394 vs 1494

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6800K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.20 GHz

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.20 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100F
CPU 2: AMD A10-6800K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2497

1597

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6735

3194

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

542

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3394

1494

Name	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD A10-6800K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497	1597
PassMark - CPU mark	6735	3194
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078	542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394	1494
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.604
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.801
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1267
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4604
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1267
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4604

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD A10-6800K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Richland
Launch date	23 April 2019	4 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$389	$142
Place in performance rating	1478	1508
Processor Number	i3-9100F
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD680KWOHLBOX
OPN Tray		AD680KWOA44HL
Series		AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Transistor count		1303 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		844 MHz
iGPU core count		384
Number of pipelines		384
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		11