Intel Core i3-9100F vs AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and AMD Phenom II X6 1065T 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 Phenom II X6 1065T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 45% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 1361
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6742 vs 3384

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs December 2010
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502 vs 1361
PassMark - CPU mark	6742 vs 3384

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4

Number of cores	6 vs 4

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100F
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2502

1361

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6742

3384

Name	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502	1361
PassMark - CPU mark	6742	3384
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2548

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Thuban
Launch date	23 April 2019	December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$389
Place in performance rating	1425	1719
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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
Die size		346 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		904 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	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 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)