Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Pentium Gold G5600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100F and Intel Pentium Gold G5600 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.

Intel Core i3-9100F

Intel Pentium Gold G5600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2501 vs 2302
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6742 vs 3843
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1078 vs 967
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3394 vs 2161

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs January 2018
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2501 vs 2302
PassMark - CPU mark	6742 vs 3843
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078 vs 967
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394 vs 2161

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5600

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 Gold G5600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2501

2302

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6742

3843

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

967

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3394

2161

Name	Intel Core i3-9100F	Intel Pentium Gold G5600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2501	2302
PassMark - CPU mark	6742	3843
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1078	967
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3394	2161
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2548

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9100F	Intel Pentium Gold G5600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 April 2019	January 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$389
Place in performance rating	1425	1428
Processor Number	i3-9100F	G5600
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$114.74
Series		Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		14.65
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.9 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		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
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		0x3E91
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 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® UHD 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		4.5