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.

 

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: 2497 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 2497 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
2497
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 2497 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 1478 1475
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)