Intel Core i3-9100F vs AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i3-9100F

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 2198
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1078 vs 934

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 2 March 2017
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490 vs 2198
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078 vs 934

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16327 vs 6719
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6333 vs 3394
Around 76% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4496 vs 2548

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16327 vs 6719
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6333 vs 3394
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4496 vs 2548

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2490

2198

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6719

16327

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

934

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3394

6333

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

2548

4496

Name	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490	2198
PassMark - CPU mark	6719	16327
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078	934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394	6333
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2548	4496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		23.426
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		55.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		14.577

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9100F	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Launch date	23 April 2019	2 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$389	$499
Place in performance rating	1479	1569
Processor Number	i3-9100F
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD180XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray		YD180XBCM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$249.49
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		18.18
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	16
Unlocked
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		4800 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
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
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
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™)