Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Core i7-4790

Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2018
Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2014
Intel Core i7-4790

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    107%
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    114%
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-9100F

14% higher single threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 7% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4790

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i3-9100F.

Intel Core i3-9100F

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100F

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i7-4790
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
HTT
vPro

Architecture

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i7-4790
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsHaswell
Release DateApr 2018vsMay 2014

Cores

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i7-4790
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i7-4790
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6MB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i7-4790
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vs
Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i7-4790
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    5040 points
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    4368 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    17280 points
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    18816 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    180.83
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    158

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    768.86
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    765

points - higher is better