Intel Core i3-9100F vs AMD A8-7500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and AMD A8-7500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i3-9100F

AMD A8-7500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 1492
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6742 vs 3640

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502 vs 1492
PassMark - CPU mark	6742 vs 3640

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100F
CPU 2: AMD A8-7500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2502

1492

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6742

3640

Name	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD A8-7500
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502	1492
PassMark - CPU mark	6742	3640
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2548
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		979
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		979
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1310
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1310
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3588
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3588

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD A8-7500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Kaveri
Launch date	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$389
Place in performance rating	1426	1442
Processor Number	i3-9100F	A8-7500
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A8-Series
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3000 MHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Die size		245 mm2
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Transistor count		2.41 billion
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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
TrueAudio
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™)
Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)