Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-9100F can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2400, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-9100F CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i3-9100F CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 105.82

Overall Rank:
2184th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
1354th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
602nd fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $63.35 USD (2026-10-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6704

Single Thread Rating

2480

Samples: 3078*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,941
Thread: 2,406

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	17,915 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,389 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,191 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,016 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91,408 KBytes/Sec
Physics	481 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,020 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,480 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,191
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,056
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,570
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		6,704

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		173.01
Intel Core i9-14900K		154.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.45
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		105.82
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.45
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		2,480

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3757589 - Oct 04 2026		6714
BL3756593 - Oct 03 2026		6442
BL3756028 - Oct 03 2026		6803
BL3753627 - Oct 02 2026		6915
BL3749778 - Sep 30 2026		7126

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		6,704
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,971 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		7,070 (+5.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,914 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,810 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i3-9100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,624 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,581 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,370 (-5.0%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,311 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,072 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		6,042 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		5,599 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-9100F		5,595 (-16.5%)

Is the Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,463
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,689
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,504
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,054
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		744

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