Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Core i5-10210U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and Intel Core i5-10210U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 2146
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6719 vs 6152
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2490 vs 2146
PassMark - CPU mark 6719 vs 6152

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10210U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Launch date 1 Sep 2019 vs 23 April 2019
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100F
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10210U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2490
2146
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6719
6152
Name Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i5-10210U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2490 2146
PassMark - CPU mark 6719 6152
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1078
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3394
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2548
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1642
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1642
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6021
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6021

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i5-10210U

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Comet Lake-U
Launch date 23 April 2019 1 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $389 $297
Place in performance rating 1479 696
Processor Number i3-9100F i5-10210U
Vertical segment Desktop Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz 2.2 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI 4 GT/s OPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 41.66 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.10 GHz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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 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
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x9B41
Execution Units 24
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5