Intel Core i3-9100F vs AMD A9-9400 SoC

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and AMD A9-9400 SoC 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, 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 - 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 A9-9400 SoC

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 75% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 1230
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6738 vs 1363

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs May 2016
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 1230
PassMark - CPU mark	6738 vs 1363

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9400 SoC

6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100F
CPU 2: AMD A9-9400 SoC

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

1230

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6738

1363

Name	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD A9-9400 SoC
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499	1230
PassMark - CPU mark	6738	1363
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		21.079
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5100
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5100

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD A9-9400 SoC
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Stoney Ridge
Launch date	23 April 2019	May 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$389
Place in performance rating	1511	1537
Processor Number	i3-9100F
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
Die size		124 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)