Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Core i5-8500

Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2018
Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 6 / Feb 2018
Intel Core i5-8500

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-8500
    113%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    103%
  • Intel Core i5-8500
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-8500
    130%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-9100F

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8500

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 30% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i3-9100F.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i5-8500

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8500

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-8500
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 i5-8500
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateApr 2018vsFeb 2018

Cores

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-8500
Cores4vs6
Threads4vs6
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsUHD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-8500
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6MB (shared)vs9216 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-8500
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-8500
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3000 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsvariable
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    5040 points
  • Intel Core i5-8500
    4920 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    17280 points
  • Intel Core i5-8500
    21600 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    180.83
  • Intel Core i5-8500 (simulated)
    174.25

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    768.86
  • Intel Core i5-8500 (simulated)
    1006.07

points - higher is better