Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Pentium G4400

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and Intel Pentium G4400 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 1980
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6719 vs 2558
  • Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1078 vs 783
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3394 vs 1425
  • Around 58% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 2548 vs 1610
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 April 2019 vs September 2015
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2490 vs 1980
PassMark - CPU mark 6719 vs 2558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1078 vs 783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3394 vs 1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2548 vs 1610

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4400

  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100F
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2490
1980
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6719
2558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1078
783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3394
1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
2548
1610
Name Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Pentium G4400
PassMark - Single thread mark 2490 1980
PassMark - CPU mark 6719 2558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1078 783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3394 1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2548 1610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 43.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4807

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Pentium G4400

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Skylake
Launch date 23 April 2019 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $389 $56
Place in performance rating 1479 1688
Processor Number i3-9100F G4400
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $69.99
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 14.96

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Unlocked
Die size 150 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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)
Secure Boot

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
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® 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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x1902
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 510

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

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
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4