Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Pentium G4600T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and Intel Pentium G4600T 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 40% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 92°C
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2497 vs 1775
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6733 vs 3062
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 April 2019 vs January 2017
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 92°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2497 vs 1775
PassMark - CPU mark 6733 vs 3062

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4600T

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100F
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4600T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2497
1775
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6733
3062
Name Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Pentium G4600T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2497 1775
PassMark - CPU mark 6733 3062
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1078
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3394
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2548

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Pentium G4600T

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Kaby Lake
Launch date 23 April 2019 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $389
Place in performance rating 1480 1468
Processor Number i3-9100F G4600T
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $99.44
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 12.66

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz 3.00 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 92°C
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Unlocked
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2133/2400, 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 35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 2.20 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

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 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 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 630

Graphics interfaces

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 4.4