Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Core i5-2500K

Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2018
Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Core i5-2500K
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2500K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    155%
  • Intel Core i5-2500K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    148%
  • Intel Core i5-2500K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    163%
  • Intel Core i5-2500K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-9100F

Much higher single threaded performance (around 48% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 63% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 55% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2500K

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.

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 i3-9100FIntel Core i5-2500K
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

Architecture

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-2500K
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateApr 2018vsJan 2011

Cores

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-2500K
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 3000

Cache

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-2500K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6MB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-2500K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-2500K
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs3700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    5040 points
  • Intel Core i5-2500K
    3700 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    17280 points
  • Intel Core i5-2500K
    13200 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    180.83
  • Intel Core i5-2500K
    122

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    768.86
  • Intel Core i5-2500K
    470

points - higher is better