Intel Core i3-9100F vs AMD FX-8350

Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2018
Intel Core i3-9100F
AMD FX-8350
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-8350

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    153%
  • AMD FX-8350
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    186%
  • AMD FX-8350
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    121%
  • AMD FX-8350
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-9100F

Much higher single threaded performance (around 86% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 21% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
60 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 53% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8350

None

Intel Core i3-9100F

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100F

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-9100F

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100F

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-9100FAMD FX-8350
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
SSE4.1
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Core i3-9100FAMD FX-8350
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsVishera
Release DateApr 2018vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Core i3-9100FAMD FX-8350
Cores4vs8
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i3-9100FAMD FX-8350
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs384 KB
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs8192 KB
L3 Cache6MB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-9100FAMD FX-8350
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-9100FAMD FX-8350
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltagevariablevs1.45 V
TDP65 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    5040 points
  • AMD FX-8350
    2562 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    17280 points
  • AMD FX-8350
    16006 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    180.83
  • AMD FX-8350
    97

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    768.86
  • AMD FX-8350
    633

points - higher is better