Intel Core i3-9100F vs AMD Athlon X4 970

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and AMD Athlon X4 970 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 X4 970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 1700
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6738 vs 3811

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 27 July 2017
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 1700
PassMark - CPU mark	6738 vs 3811

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100F
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

1700

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6738

3811

Name	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD Athlon X4 970
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499	1700
PassMark - CPU mark	6738	3811
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2548

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD Athlon X4 970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	23 April 2019	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$389
Place in performance rating	1511	1495
Processor Number	i3-9100F
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray		AD970XAUM44AB
Series		AMD Athlon X4
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Transistor count		1178 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
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
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
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™)