Intel Core i3-9100F vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and AMD Athlon II X2 280 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.

Intel Core i3-9100F

AMD Athlon II X2 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2498 vs 1462
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6735 vs 1355
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3394 vs 3272

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs February 2013
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2498 vs 1462
PassMark - CPU mark	6735 vs 1355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394 vs 3272

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 280

Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1941 vs 1078

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1941 vs 1078

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100F
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2498

1462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6735

1355

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

1941

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3394

3272

Name	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD Athlon II X2 280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2498	1462
PassMark - CPU mark	6735	1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078	1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394	3272
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2548

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD Athlon II X2 280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Regor
Launch date	23 April 2019	February 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$389	$100
Place in performance rating	1480	1477
Processor Number	i3-9100F
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.28
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Transistor count		410 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	DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)