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Intel Core i9-10900F vs Intel Core i3-11100. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Core i9-10900F
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Intel Core i3-11100
Intel Core i3-11100

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-10900F or Intel Core i3-11100? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-10900F has a base frequency of 2.80 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Intel Core i3-11100 has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    10 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.20 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10900F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    86 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    59 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    30 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    180 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    45 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 36% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
Intel Core i3-11100 Intel Core i3-11100
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow Intel Core i 11000
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 11
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-11900F left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.8 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.2 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    4.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.3 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-11100 and Intel Core i9-10900F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-10900F and Intel Core i3-11100 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-10900F and Intel Core i3-11100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    20 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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